Katafay Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Denmark

Katafay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katafay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary191:516,64632,401
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030

Katafay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Katafay occurs in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Katafay? popularity and diffusion

The last name Katafay is the 3,100,440th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Katafay reside; 48 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 48 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Hungary, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 516,646. In Hungary Katafay is mostly concentrated in: Budapest, where 63 percent reside and Vas County, where 37 percent reside. Not including Hungary this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 33 percent reside and Brazil, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katafayo931/
Katafa9271/
Katafy922/
Katafaj8660/
Katafai866/
Katafat866/
Catafay862/
Kataifa861/
Katafea861/
Khatafy861/
Katatfa861/
Katafaji801/
Ketafa77102/
Katofa7752/
Katefa778/
Katafi774/
Katafe773/
Qatafa771/
Kotafa771/
Khatafaie752/
Katafygio751/
Katafer71136/
Catafau7161/
Katoufa7148/
Cataffa7129/
Kataifi7115/
Qatafah7112/
Katavah7112/
Kaitafi719/
Kataife716/
Khatafi714/
Kettafa714/
Kathafi712/
Katafis712/
Qatafat711/
Kohtafa711/
Katoufas67116/
Khattafi6782/
Katafuji672/
Katafisz672/
Kathavah671/
Kadtapha671/
Kataifis671/

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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 Katafay
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