Katwiwa Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Katwiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katwiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Katwiwa (8) may also be a first name.

Katwiwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Katwiwa is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Katwiwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Katwiwa? popularity and diffusion

Katwiwa is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Katwiwa is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Katwiwa are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Katwiwa is also the 4,213,784th most widely held given name internationally, held by 8 people.

The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Katwiwa is most numerous in: Machakos County, where 50 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Katwiwa exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katw'iwa931/
Katweba7122/
Katwebi711/
Katuibi5762/
Katueva5722/
Catuiba579/
Khatueva53467/
Kastueva53173/
Kaytueva5310/
Kashtueva5030/
Kastoueva501/
Khatoueva501/

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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 Katwiwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis