Katwane Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Katwane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katwane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Katwane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katwane (Marathi: कटवणे) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katwane? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,718,172nd most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname Katwane is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Katwane reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Katwane is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 1,203,949. In South Africa Katwane is mostly concentrated in: Mpumalanga, where 44 percent live, North West, where 36 percent live and Gauteng, where 13 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 8 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Katwane Last Name Statistics demography

Katwane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.59% less than the national average, earning R 117,408 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Katwane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katwane in the Marathi language
कटवणेkatavane66.67
कातवनेkatavane33.33

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Katwane
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis