Katuva Surname

534,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Katuva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katuva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5301:87,1327,896
India421:18,263,461278,402
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Katuva (218) may also be a first name.

Katuva Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Katuva Come From? nationality or country of origin

Katuva (Hindi: कटुवा, Marathi: कटूवा) is most common in Kenya. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Katuva click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katuva? popularity and diffusion

Katuva is the 534,162nd most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 12,065,473 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Katuva reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 611,412th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 218 people.

The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 530 people, or 1 in 87,132. In Kenya Katuva is primarily concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 34 percent reside, Kitui County, where 27 percent reside and Machakos County, where 27 percent reside. Beside Kenya Katuva occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 7 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.

Katuva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kathuva92168/
Khatuva9260/
Katueva9222/
Kattuva924/
Katuvai921/
Katouva921/
Katuvat921/
Katuvaa921/
Khatueva86467/
Kaytueva8610/
Kastauva863/
Khathuva862/
Kativa837,135/
Katuwa83826/
Katuvi8340/
Catuva8325/
Katuve835/
Kotuva831/
Ketuva831/
Khatuwa77277/
Katieva77227/
Katuvee7773/
Kathuvi7772/
Kotueva7716/
Katouwa7711/
Kathuwa7710/
Katoeva779/
Katauwa775/
Kaituwa774/
Kethuva773/
Katubay773/
Katouba772/
Katuwai772/
Katuuba772/
Khativa772/
Katuhwa771/
Katubah771/
Kadtuwa771/
Qathuva771/
Katieua771/
Kothuva771/
Kaituba771/
Khetuva771/
Katuway771/
Katauba771/
Khatouba7163/
Kathivay7149/
Khatoeva7148/
Khatieva7128/
Khativay7124/
Khetueva7119/
Kettueva7112/
Katouwai7112/
Kattieva715/
Koutouva712/
Khotueva712/
Kautauba711/
Khatubaa711/
Qhathuva711/
Kativaai711/
Khaituba711/
Kaytieva711/
Cativa6715,305/
Katiwa673,269/
Katywa67885/
Khautieva67189/
Katuwo6752/
Catuve6734/
Kotiva6729/
Khaytieva6723/
Kativo6722/
Koutouvas6720/
Katuwe678/
Catuba677/
Kotuvo673/
Kotuwa672/
Kaustauve671/
Katuwi671/
Kotuvi671/
Catuvi671/
Catuwa671/

Katuva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katuva in the Hindi language
कटुवाkatuva88.24
कतुवाkatuva8.82
काटुवाkatuva2.94
Katuva in the Marathi language
कटूवाkatuva66.67
कटुवाkatuva33.33

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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
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  • 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 Katuva
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