Katunka Surname
Approximately 396 people bear this surname
Katunka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 324 | 1:163,400 | 14,541 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Katunka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katunka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Katunka occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Katunka? popularity and diffusion
Katunka is the 731,961st most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 18,402,894 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Katunka are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 324 people, or 1 in 163,400. In Tanzania Katunka is mostly concentrated in: Rukwa Region, where 61 percent reside, Kigoma Region, where 37 percent reside and Katavi Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside and Zambia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathunka | 93 | 1 | / |
| Katonka | 86 | 3,046 | / |
| Katounke | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kathinka | 80 | 3 | / |
| Khatonka | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kotungka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Katoonka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Katonko | 71 | 176 | / |
| Kastusenko | 71 | 2 | / |
| Katuscenko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Katonki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khotungkha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Katuschenko | 67 | 7 | / |
| Khatonko | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kostunko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Katusshenko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katoonki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koutonka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kajtuszenko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katoumke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katonkie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kastuchenko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cathinka | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kotusenko | 63 | 289 | / |
| Khatoonki | 63 | 147 | / |
| Koutounke | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kostusenko | 59 | 102 | / |
| Kostucenko | 59 | 36 | / |
| Koutounkou | 59 | 25 | / |
| Kotuszenko | 59 | 4 | / |
| Kotonko | 57 | 48 | / |
| Kotonki | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kostuchenko | 56 | 103 | / |
| Kostuychenko | 53 | 6 | / |
| Kosthuchenko | 53 | 1 | / |
| Koshtuchenko | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kostuchchenko | 50 | 3 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Katunka
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