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

The last name Katuva (Hindi: कटुवा, Marathi: कटूवा) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Katuva? popularity and diffusion

Katuva is the 534,162nd most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 12,065,473 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Katuva live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Katuva is also the 611,412th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 218 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 530 people, or 1 in 87,132. In Kenya Katuva is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 34 percent are found, Kitui County, where 27 percent are found and Machakos County, where 27 percent are found. Besides Kenya Katuva exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 7 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.

Katuva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly 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
  • 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 Katuva
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