Kata Surname
Approximately 63,515 people bear this surname
Kata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 43,952 | 1:17,452 | 1,385 |
| DR Congo | 8,175 | 1:9,037 | 1,115 |
| Poland | 2,263 | 1:16,796 | 2,469 |
| Afghanistan | 1,065 | 1:30,191 | 1,292 |
| Togo | 630 | 1:11,504 | 2,968 |
| Benin | 598 | 1:17,284 | 2,345 |
| Japan | 594 | 1:215,226 | 9,364 |
| United States | 576 | 1:629,269 | 50,762 |
| South Africa | 557 | 1:97,267 | 11,843 |
| Kenya | 527 | 1:87,628 | 7,931 |
| Papua New Guinea | 446 | 1:18,282 | 1,841 |
| Indonesia | 425 | 1:311,175 | 27,468 |
| Ivory Coast | 269 | 1:85,767 | 4,595 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Niger | 237 | 1:80,979 | 3,512 |
| Fiji | 220 | 1:4,065 | 748 |
| Hungary | 212 | 1:46,303 | 4,941 |
| Iraq | 199 | 1:175,988 | 4,298 |
| Nigeria | 188 | 1:942,249 | 40,456 |
| Zambia | 188 | 1:84,308 | 7,077 |
| Russia | 177 | 1:814,255 | 66,550 |
| Thailand | 154 | 1:458,691 | 80,467 |
| Lesotho | 123 | 1:16,525 | 3,562 |
| Cameroon | 117 | 1:177,513 | 18,775 |
| Liberia | 98 | 1:44,985 | 4,075 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| Zimbabwe | 94 | 1:164,237 | 20,345 |
| Malaysia | 87 | 1:339,014 | 18,165 |
| Albania | 69 | 1:42,233 | 5,855 |
| Uganda | 60 | 1:650,655 | 33,621 |
| Iran | 55 | 1:1,396,046 | 56,996 |
| Solomon Islands | 55 | 1:10,546 | 1,849 |
| Canada | 52 | 1:708,569 | 56,910 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| France | 50 | 1:1,328,454 | 133,611 |
| Australia | 48 | 1:562,410 | 41,290 |
| New Zealand | 43 | 1:105,310 | 13,865 |
| Germany | 38 | 1:2,118,565 | 113,742 |
| Pakistan | 35 | 1:5,104,111 | 32,876 |
| Philippines | 35 | 1:2,892,521 | 138,859 |
| Jordan | 34 | 1:260,072 | 10,522 |
| Turkey | 33 | 1:2,358,225 | 75,877 |
| Finland | 29 | 1:189,541 | 16,328 |
| Palestine | 19 | 1:239,413 | 9,903 |
| Ukraine | 19 | 1:2,395,931 | 155,639 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Croatia | 15 | 1:281,907 | 28,677 |
| Congo | 12 | 1:415,758 | 10,462 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Iceland | 10 | 1:38,009 | 2,599 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Tonga | 9 | 1:11,924 | 307 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Cambodia | 7 | 1:2,212,449 | 7,503 |
| Cook Islands | 7 | 1:2,597 | 656 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Serbia | 5 | 1:1,428,990 | 29,746 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Moldova | 4 | 1:890,342 | 46,069 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Káta (3), Katã (1) & Káťa (4) are calculated separately.
Kata (108,443) may also be a first name.
Kata Demographics
Kata Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kata Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kata (Arabic: كتا, Bengali: কটা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﺗﻪ, Hindi: कता, Marathi: काटा, Oriya: କଟା, Russian: Ката, Tibetan: ཀ་ཏ་) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Káta, Katã or Káťa. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kata? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,921st most frequent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 114,737 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Kata reside; 71 percent reside in South Asia and 69 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kata is also the 9,472nd most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 108,443 people.
It is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 43,952 people, or 1 in 17,452. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 39 percent are found, Odisha, where 28 percent are found and Gujarat, where 14 percent are found. Excluding India it exists in 121 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and Poland, where 4 percent are found.
Kata Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kata has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kata surname grew 14,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kata Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Kata surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Kata last name are 12.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.55% registered with the party.
The amount Kata earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 41.86% less than the national average, earning R 138,168 per year; in United States they earn 11.3% more than the national average, earning $48,024 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.38% more than the national average, earning $53,349 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kata Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kata in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཀ་ཏ་ | kata | - |
| Kata in the Oriya language | ||
| କଟା | kata | 91.69 |
| କତା | kata | 3.91 |
| କାଟା | kata | 1.65 |
| କାତା | kata | 1.53 |
| କଟ | kata | 0.21 |
| କତ | kata | 0.08 |
| କାତ | kata | 0.07 |
| େକାଟା | ekata | 0.05 |
| ଅକଟା | akata | 0.04 |
| କାନା | kana | 0.01 |
| କେତ | keta | 0.01 |
| ଇକଟା | ikata | 0.01 |
| ତାତା | tata | 0.01 |
| ମୁକ୍ତା | mukta | 0.01 |
| Kata in the Marathi language | ||
| काटा | kata | 83.39 |
| कटा | kata | 9.54 |
| कता | kata | 3.89 |
| काता | kata | 2.12 |
| कट | kata | 0.71 |
| कात | kata | 0.35 |
| Kata in the Bengali language | ||
| কটা | kata | 50 |
| কাতা | kata | 50 |
| Kata in the Hindi language | ||
| कता | kata | 38.68 |
| काता | kata | 27.57 |
| कटा | kata | 24.28 |
| काटा | kata | 7.41 |
| कान्ता | kanta | 0.82 |
| कांता | kanta | 0.41 |
| लता | lata | 0.41 |
| Kata in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﺗﻪ | kath | 33.33 |
| ﻛﺎﺗﺎ | kata | 33.33 |
| ﻛﺎﺕ | kat | 33.33 |
| Kata in the Russian language | ||
| Ката | kata | - |
| Kata in the Arabic language | ||
| كتا | kta | - |
| كاطع | kat | - |
| كاتا | kata | - |
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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
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- 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 Kata
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