Katwile Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Katwile Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katwile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Katwile Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katwile has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Katwile.

How Common Is The Last Name Katwile? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Katwile are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kagera Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Uganda, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katwle921/
Katwil921/
Katwejile881/
Katwale862,474/
Katwila86249/
Katwele8680/
Katuile864/
Katwili863/
Katwilai808/
Katweele805/
Kathwale802/
Kkatuile801/
Kaitwale801/
Katwel771/
Kotwil771/
Keithwile751/
Katwela71430/
Katuila71150/
Kotwale7165/
Kadwale717/
Katuele714/
Kadwele714/
Kaduile711/
Kotwail711/
Kothwil711/
Katwell711/
Castuile6710/
Ketwilai677/
Caudwile670/

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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 Katwile
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