Katwiga Surname
Approximately 1,395 people bear this surname
Katwiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,383 | 1:38,280 | 4,403 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
Katwiga (212) may also be a first name.
Katwiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katwiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Katwiga is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Katwiga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 277,637th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,224,047 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Katwiga are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 620,917th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 212 people.
This surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,383 people, or 1 in 38,280. In Tanzania Katwiga is primarily concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 42 percent are found, Geita Region, where 32 percent are found and Simiyu Region, where 9 percent are found. Other than Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Katwiga
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