Katab Surname
Approximately 3,170 people bear this surname
Katab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1,037 | 1:88,656 | 7,732 |
| India | 964 | 1:795,711 | 35,763 |
| Guinea | 659 | 1:17,957 | 429 |
| Iran | 215 | 1:357,128 | 23,740 |
| Israel | 96 | 1:89,142 | 10,512 |
| Philippines | 77 | 1:1,314,782 | 98,554 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
Katab (3,375) may also be a first name.
Katab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katab Come From? nationality or country of origin
Katab (Arabic: كتّاب, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻜﺘﺎﺏ, Hindi: कताब, Marathi: कातब, Russian: Катаб) is found most in Egypt. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Katab? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 140,721st most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,298,910 people. The last name Katab is primarily found in Africa, where 55 percent of Katab live; 38 percent live in South Asia and 33 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 122,700th most numerous forename on earth, held by 3,375 people.
The surname is most common in Egypt, where it is held by 1,037 people, or 1 in 88,656. Barring Egypt this surname is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent reside and Guinea, where 21 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Katab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Katab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻜﺘﺎﺏ | alktab | - |
| Katab in the Marathi language | ||
| कातब | kataba | - |
| Katab in the Hindi language | ||
| कताब | kataba | 83.33 |
| कतब | kataba | 16.67 |
| Katab in the Russian language | ||
| Катаб | katab | - |
| Katab in the Arabic language | ||
| كتّاب | ktab | - |
| كتاب | ktab | - |
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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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- 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 Katab
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