Where Does The Last Name Kat Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Kat (Arabic: كة, Bengali: কাত, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺖ, Hindi: कात, Marathi: कट, Oriya: କଟ) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kat? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Kat is the 16,183^rd most commonly used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 211,669 people. The last name Kat occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Kat are found; 52 percent are found in Central Africa and 52 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 23,445^th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 37,477 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 17,793 people, or 1 in 4,152. Other than The DR Congo this last name occurs in 103 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 23 percent are found and Turkey, where 5 percent are found.

Kat Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kat has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kat last name increased 4,045 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 5,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 180 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kat Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kat last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kat last name are 2.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kat earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 44.93% more than the national average, earning R 344,400 per year; in United States they earn 1.84% more than the national average, earning $43,942 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.18% more than the national average, earning $55,732 CAD per year.