de Kater Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Kater Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

de Kater Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1211:139,56321,355
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

de Kater Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Kater is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of de Kater click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Kater? popularity and diffusion

de Kater is the 1,596,935th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of de Kater reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname de Kater is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 139,563. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Holland, where 32 percent reside, Zeeland, where 24 percent reside and South Holland, where 20 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 2 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

de Kater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of de Kater has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the de Kater surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Kaster947/
de Keater940/
de Kaste88134/
de Koter8876/
de Cater880/
de Koster822,293/
de Kooter82252/
de Cauter8267/
de Caster8258/
de Catter821/
de Katy802/
de Kati801/
de Keyster78103/
de Koste7523/
de Coter7514/
de Catte7510/
de Cates752/
de Caste751/
de Kothe751/
de Katay751/
de Coster716,882/
de Catheu7180/
de Castet7135/
de Cotter7115/
de Couter716/
da Katire711/
de Cata67538/
de Cote6741/
de Costere6728/
de Coutere6719/
de Cati672/
de Caty672/
de Costerd672/
De-Keyster671/
de Côte671/
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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 de Kater
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