Kat Surname

16,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Kat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo17,7931:4,152473
Cambodia7,9861:1,939423
Turkey1,5991:48,6694,854
India1,3001:590,05028,591
Netherlands1,1661:14,4832,160
Egypt5191:177,14013,144
United States4451:814,51462,593
Morocco4091:84,29414,399
Australia2991:90,28710,366
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Vietnam2051:451,9321,385
South Africa1851:292,85228,409
Iran1801:426,57026,777
Papua New Guinea1731:47,1315,852
Malaysia1681:175,56110,623
Pakistan1551:1,152,54114,066
Canada1361:270,92325,472
Mexico1171:1,060,90813,559
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
England1101:506,52832,143
United Arab Emirates1101:83,2937,578
France841:790,74795,785
Afghanistan831:387,3885,507
Singapore771:71,5292,869
Indonesia741:1,787,151115,268
Kenya731:632,60128,796
South Sudan491:232,961594
Thailand461:1,535,616206,021
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Greece341:325,87646,418
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Ukraine241:1,896,779136,831
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Israel151:570,50941,023
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
China61:227,886,92811,701
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Kat (37,477) may also be a first name.

Kat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kat (Arabic: كة, Bengali: কাত, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺖ, Hindi: कात, Marathi: कट, Oriya: କଟ) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kat? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kat is the 16,183rd most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 211,669 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Kat reside; 52 percent reside in Central Africa and 52 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kat is also the 23,445th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 37,477 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 17,793 people, or 1 in 4,152. Aside from The DR Congo this surname occurs in 103 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 23 percent live and Turkey, where 5 percent live.

Kat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kat has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kat last name grew 4,045 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 5,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 180 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kat Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kat surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kat last name are 2.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56% registered to vote for 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kate8665,757/
Kath8634,495/
Khat8612,678/
Kaut863,668/
Keat862,952/
Katt862,705/
Kaat861,984/
Kaht861,476/
Kait861,289/
Kayt86116/
Gkat8627/
Kajt8620/
Kkat8620/
Kadt868/
Katı862/
Kcat862/
Kaßt861/
Kaít861/
Kqat861/
Kathe7510,123/
Kaite758,589/
Katte755,280/
Khate752,716/
Kauth752,614/
Kaute751,167/
Kheat751,161/
Khait751,078/
Keath751,065/
Kaith75891/
Khaut75774/
Kadte75727/
Kağıt75680/
Keate75586/
Khatt75539/
Kaate75479/
Khayt75333/
Kahat75321/
Kahut75269/
Kautt75197/
Khath75196/
Kayte75150/
Kayıt75122/
Kaadt7547/
Kahát7536/
Keatt7532/
Kayth7531/
Kahtz7530/
Khaat7522/
Kaňát7520/
Keaut7515/
Kaudt759/
Kaath757/
Kacht756/
Kaast756/
Katth755/
Gkatt755/
Kasst754/
Katsz753/
Kadtz752/
Kaait752/
Kastz752/
Kauht752/
Kattd751/
Kauut751/
Keadt751/
Kaatt751/
Khadt751/
Kkate751/
Katss751/
Kaïte751/
Khaht751/
Katcz751/
Khatd751/
Kajst751/
Ckait751/
Qkaut751/
Kaajt751/
Kaddt751/
Kqaut751/
Khatz751/
Kaytp751/
Katht751/
Kaitt750/
Kastt750/
Kahst750/
Gkast750/
Kot67115,853/
Kad6723,399/
Cat6722,568/
Khaith674,770/
Katowa672,153/
Qat67860/
Katova67506/
Khatte67490/
Kač67239/
Khaute67183/
Kascht67161/
Kaithe67151/
Kauthe67144/
Kauste67104/
Khathe6789/
Kheate6771/
Kastås6766/
Kahatt6762/
Khaust6754/
Kautts6747/
Kaiste6739/
Katthe6738/
Kaysth6736/
Khauth6721/
Khaite6720/
Khaist6716/
Kautch6714/
Katová6711/
Kathhe678/
Khatts677/
Khaidt677/
Khayth676/
Kaythe675/
Khahat675/
Kautsh674/
Kaaith673/
Khaïat673/
Khaitt672/
Khaydt672/
Khaate672/
Kahait672/
Kautte672/
Kauths671/
Kathte671/
Kahytt671/
Kaisht671/
Kaitht671/
Kaitth671/
Kaatte671/
Khatdd671/
Khautz671/
Kashts671/
Kaddtz671/
Kahaut671/
Kahayt671/
Kaheit671/
Kahiet671/
D'Katz671/
Kachte671/
Kajteh671/
Kautcz671/
Keaste670/
Keathe670/
Keattz670/
Katszh670/
Kaitch670/
Ckatts670/
Kauhtz670/
Keacht670/

Kat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kat in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺖkt-
Kat in the Bengali language
কাতkata-
Kat in the Marathi language
कटkata83.19
काटkata10.08
कातkata4.2
Kat in the Oriya language
କଟkata53.95
କାଟkata22.03
କାତkata13.84
କତkata9.89
Kat in the Hindi language
कातkata43.75
कतkata39.58
कटkata9.72
काटkata2.78
कट्kat0.69
Kat in the Arabic language
كةkt-
عكةkt-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kat
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