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Where Does The Last Name Katan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Katan (Arabic: كاتان, Bengali: কটন, Georgian: კატან, Hindi: कतना, Marathi: कातां, Oriya: କଟନ, Russian: Катан) has its highest incidence in Israel. It can also be found in the variant forms: Kaťan or Katán. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 55,519^th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 796,889 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 56 percent of Katan reside; 27 percent reside in West Asia and 19 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 74,147^th most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 7,511 people.

The last name Katan is most commonly used in Israel, where it is borne by 1,775 people, or 1 in 4,821. In Israel it is mostly concentrated in: Central District, where 30 percent are found, Tel Aviv District, where 28 percent are found and Jerusalem District, where 13 percent are found. Besides Israel this surname exists in 76 countries. It is also found in India, where 18 percent are found and Ukraine, where 10 percent are found.

Katan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Katan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Katan last name increased 3,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 933 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Katan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (82%) in Russia and Orthodox (95%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Katan are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.89% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Katan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.89% less than the national average, earning R 59,676 per year; in United States they earn 14.52% more than the national average, earning $49,416 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.14% more than the national average, earning $58,694 CAD per year.