Katwani Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Katwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda491:796,72037,939
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
India51:153,413,076951,030
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Katwani (23) may also be a first name.

Katwani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katwani (Marathi: कटवाणी) occurs most in Uganda. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Katwani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Katwani is the 2,091,648th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. Katwani occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Katwani reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 59 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Katwani is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 23 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 796,720. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kibuku District, where 88 percent are found, Pallisa District, where 6 percent are found and Kayunga District, where 2 percent are found. Beside Uganda this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 28 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Katwani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katwani in the Marathi language
कटवाणीkatavani50
काटवाणीkatavani50

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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 Katwani
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