Katwire Surname
Approximately 1,180 people bear this surname
Katwire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,139 | 1:34,275 | 4,551 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Katwire (10) may also be a first name.
Katwire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katwire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Katwire is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Katwire? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 317,498th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 6,175,886 people. The last name Katwire occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Katwire reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 10 people.
The surname Katwire is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,139 people, or 1 in 34,275. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Mbarara District, where 10 percent are found, Ntungamo District, where 10 percent are found and Kiruhura District, where 9 percent are found. Besides Uganda Katwire occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaatwire | 93 | 11 | / |
| Katweire | 93 | 3 | / |
| Katwaire | 93 | 3 | / |
| Katwitre | 93 | 1 | / |
| Katwere | 86 | 1,136 | / |
| Katware | 86 | 115 | / |
| Katwira | 86 | 23 | / |
| Katwiri | 86 | 20 | / |
| Khatwir | 86 | 1 | / |
| Katuire | 86 | 1 | / |
| Catwire | 86 | 0 | / |
| Katweere | 80 | 88 | / |
| Katuhire | 80 | 23 | / |
| Kathware | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kattware | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kaitware | 80 | 2 | / |
| Katweiri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Katwer | 77 | 3 | / |
| Katuhaire | 75 | 28 | / |
| Katuheire | 75 | 3 | / |
| Keatwiroj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kadwere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Katuira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Katwera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Catuire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khotwira | 67 | 111 | / |
| Katuiray | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kathwera | 67 | 4 | / |
| Katuhere | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kottwirz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaduhire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katweera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katweara | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Katwire
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis