Katwayi Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Katwayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katwayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
Zambia201:792,49627,807

Katwayi Last Name Facts

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

Katwayi is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Katwayi.

How Common Is The Last Name Katwayi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Katwayi is the 1,391,595th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Katwayi are found; 87 percent are found in Central Africa and 87 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 539,267. Barring The DR Congo Katwayi is found in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katwai92130/
Katway9244/
Katwaya86164/
Katwayo8622/
Khatway8610/
Kaetwai864/
Kattwai861/
Khatwai861/
Katwaiu861/
Khatwayo8024/
Kathwayo803/
Katwei7747/
Kadway7725/
Katwae774/
Catway773/
Kadwai773/
Katuay773/
Katwui771/
Qatwai771/
Ketwai771/
Katwaj771/
Catwai770/
Khathwayo75290/
Katuaya71137/
Katuaji7148/
Ketwayo7112/
Kadwaji718/
Katwiji717/
Katwiya717/
Katwije715/
Katwaja714/
Katwoyo712/
Khadway711/
Katuayu711/
Khatuay711/
Katweit711/
Katweha711/
Cattway711/
Castway711/
Kostway711/
Kahtwea711/
Khetwayo6710/
Khatuaya676/
Khadwaye674/
Kethwayo671/
Kotwayot671/
Katwijje671/
Khadvayi671/
Katvaiah671/

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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 Katwayi
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