Kath Forename
39,652nd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 18,777 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand
Kath Forename Definition:
KATHIE. Diminutives of Katharine and Kathleen. Cf. Kitty and Katie, and despite pronunciation, the German Kathi and Kathei.
Kath Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 100% | 5,024 | 1:11,067 | 843 |
| Australia | - | 3,998 | 1:3,416 | 530 |
| New Zealand | - | 2,833 | 1:1,601 | 346 |
| United States | 68% | 2,426 | 1:149,438 | 5,873 |
| Cambodia | 55% | 1,514 | 1:10,749 | 1,290 |
| India | 98% | 1,044 | 1:1,163,676 | 72,495 |
| Wales | 100% | 378 | 1:8,186 | 740 |
| Scotland | 100% | 247 | 1:21,661 | 1,009 |
| Philippines | 96% | 245 | 1:432,692 | 15,107 |
| Canada | 100% | 214 | 1:154,829 | 6,552 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 202 | 1:879,031 | 22,961 |
| Brazil | 100% | 145 | 1:1,477,491 | 34,317 |
| Germany | 100% | 64 | 1:1,510,592 | 9,902 |
| DR Congo | 88% | 55 | 1:1,342,320 | 36,691 |
| South Africa | 67% | 43 | 1:1,268,201 | 44,553 |
| Singapore | 100% | 22 | 1:285,775 | 9,352 |
| France | 100% | 21 | 1:3,165,254 | 15,580 |
| Guernsey | - | 21 | 1:3,016 | 423 |
| Malaysia | 98% | 20 | 1:1,522,497 | 47,664 |
| Hong Kong | - | 18 | 1:430,707 | 4,155 |
| China | - | 15 | 1:91,070,385 | 64,310 |
| Ireland | 100% | 13 | 1:357,194 | 5,120 |
| Spain | - | 12 | 1:3,877,497 | 14,638 |
| Iran | - | 10 | 1:7,849,687 | 24,628 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 8 | 1:70,506 | 2,305 |
| Qatar | 100% | 8 | 1:296,201 | 31,456 |
| Belgium | 100% | 8 | 1:1,436,255 | 15,198 |
| Peru | - | 8 | 1:3,973,932 | 31,495 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 8 | 1:24,294,710 | 113,215 |
| Russia | 100% | 7 | 1:20,604,815 | 59,831 |
| Thailand | 100% | 7 | 1:10,009,402 | 140,485 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 7 | 1:1,021,713 | 39,786 |
| Sweden | 100% | 6 | 1:1,642,984 | 27,315 |
| Indonesia | - | 6 | 1:42,993,945 | 799,692 |
| Colombia | - | 6 | 1:7,963,154 | 36,949 |
| Ecuador | - | 6 | 1:2,954,486 | 13,743 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 5 | 1:368,629 | 2,296 |
| Mexico | - | 5 | 1:24,828,885 | 53,479 |
| Norway | - | 4 | 1:1,283,082 | 16,224 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 4 | 1:5,199,772 | 10,550 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| Vietnam | - | 4 | 1:23,155,778 | 5,302 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 4 | 1:2,053,374 | 18,217 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 4 | 1:4,225,521 | 28,563 |
| Portugal | - | 4 | 1:2,602,716 | 8,189 |
| Papua New Guinea | 67% | 3 | 1:2,717,438 | 132,395 |
| Denmark | - | 3 | 1:1,883,166 | 17,701 |
| Kenya | - | 3 | 1:15,435,703 | 51,312 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 3 | 1:453,806 | 18,410 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 2 | 1:10,805,252 | 86,897 |
| Barbados | - | 2 | 1:144,894 | 2,643 |
| Uganda | 50% | 2 | 1:20,478,460 | 91,660 |
| Chile | - | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Israel | - | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Cyprus | - | 2 | 1:435,538 | 3,859 |
| South Korea | - | 2 | 1:2,772,210 | 27,911 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Saint Lucia | - | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Poland | 100% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Georgia | 100% | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Austria | 100% | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Belarus | - | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Guam | - | 1 | 1:160,646 | 3,210 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Italy | 100% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Nicaragua | - | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Norfolk Island | - | 1 | 1:2,324 | 291 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
Kath (34,495) may also be a surname.
Kath Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
KATHIE. Diminutives of Katharine and Kathleen. Cf. Kitty and Katie, and despite pronunciation, the German Kathi and Kathei.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Kath Forename Popularity
Kath Demographics
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in Ireland
Sample size: 14 (1901)
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