Katwati Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Katwati Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katwati Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania531:998,89845,319
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Katwati (157) may also be a first name.

Katwati Last Name Facts

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

Katwati is most common in Tanzania. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Katwati? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,312,869th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name Katwati occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Katwati reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Katwati is also the 732,696th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 157 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 998,898. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 96 percent live, Rukwa Region, where 2 percent live and Songwe Region, where 2 percent live. Other than Tanzania Katwati is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 21 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katwate86217/
Katwata86192/
Kathwate80160/
Khatwate804/
Kadwatti801/
Katwathe801/
Kathwathe752/
Kathwatey751/
Kadvati7141/
Kodwati7115/
Katweattha711/
Keatwattha711/
Katwete711/
Kadvatti671/
Kadwatha671/
Cathwaite631/
Kodwate57168/
Kodvati5729/
Kadvata578/
Kodvata575/
Kadveti574/
Kedvati571/
Kadvatha5321/
Kodvatha5310/
Kathuote535/
Kadvetie533/

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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 Katwati
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