Kataj Surname
Approximately 105 people bear this surname
Kataj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 40 | 1:105,715 | 16,512 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Kataj (17) may also be a first name.
Kataj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kataj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kataj (Arabic: كاتاج) occurs in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kataj.
How Common Is The Last Name Kataj? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kataj is the 1,795,579th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 41 percent of Kataj reside; 38 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 38 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name in the world, held by 17 people.
It is most widespread in Croatia, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 105,715. In Croatia Kataj is primarily found in: Vukovar-Srijem County, where 53 percent live, Osijek-Baranja County, where 25 percent live and Brod-Posavina County, where 15 percent live. Apart from Croatia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 32 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kataj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kataj in the Arabic language | ||
| كاتاج | kataj | - |
| كتاج | ktaj | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kataj
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