Katana Surname
Approximately 61,760 people bear this surname
Katana Surname User-submission:
The Katanić surname has its origins cira 500 years ago. When the Osmanian empire occupied the Balkans, most of the surnames had to have some name from the Osman language. This surname is one sch example. Katana means in Turkish "warrior on horse" and -ić is something that most of surnames in Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia have at the end.
Read More About This SurnameKatana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 53,518 | 1:863 | 134 |
| Japan | 1,813 | 1:70,515 | 4,977 |
| Uganda | 1,484 | 1:26,307 | 3,701 |
| Poland | 768 | 1:49,491 | 7,816 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 498 | 1:7,101 | 1,443 |
| Ukraine | 444 | 1:102,529 | 14,679 |
| DR Congo | 410 | 1:180,194 | 18,301 |
| Russia | 334 | 1:431,506 | 41,066 |
| India | 290 | 1:2,645,053 | 82,860 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| United States | 217 | 1:1,670,318 | 111,195 |
| Tanzania | 193 | 1:274,309 | 21,578 |
| Croatia | 163 | 1:25,942 | 5,377 |
| Zimbabwe | 117 | 1:131,951 | 17,409 |
| Albania | 107 | 1:27,234 | 4,372 |
| Zambia | 101 | 1:156,930 | 11,128 |
| Palestine | 98 | 1:46,417 | 4,929 |
| Montenegro | 87 | 1:7,351 | 1,254 |
| Indonesia | 81 | 1:1,632,706 | 107,418 |
| Kosovo | 67 | 1:27,789 | 2,869 |
| South Africa | 57 | 1:950,486 | 60,033 |
| Moldova | 48 | 1:74,195 | 9,744 |
| Turkey | 46 | 1:1,691,770 | 62,957 |
| Serbia | 45 | 1:158,777 | 10,708 |
| Papua New Guinea | 44 | 1:185,312 | 25,733 |
| Sweden | 43 | 1:228,994 | 15,912 |
| Transnistria | 40 | 1:11,867 | 2,308 |
| Greece | 34 | 1:325,876 | 46,418 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Slovakia | 27 | 1:197,646 | 32,915 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Kazakhstan | 20 | 1:884,125 | 54,571 |
| Israel | 19 | 1:450,402 | 34,739 |
| Namibia | 18 | 1:133,856 | 9,398 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| Slovenia | 13 | 1:191,360 | 15,039 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Romania | 8 | 1:2,509,734 | 55,065 |
| Bulgaria | 8 | 1:872,363 | 31,900 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Syria | 5 | 1:3,860,204 | 11,832 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Katana (13,793) may also be a first name.
Katana Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Katanić surname has its origins cira 500 years ago. When the Osmanian empire occupied the Balkans, most of the surnames had to have some name from the Osman language. This surname is one sch example. Katana means in Turkish "warrior on horse" and -ić is something that most of surnames in Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia have at the end.
- nikola.katanicKatana Demographics
Average Katana Salary in
United States
$34,741 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Katana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Katana (Arabic: كتانة, Hindi: कताना, Marathi: कटाना, Oriya: କତାନା, Russian: Катана) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Katana click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Katana? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 9,173rd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 117,998 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Katana live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Katana is also the 49,154th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 13,793 people.
The last name Katana is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 53,518 people, or 1 in 863. In Kenya Katana is primarily found in: Kilifi County, where 77 percent live, Mombasa County, where 11 percent live and Kwale County, where 6 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname exists in 92 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 3 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.
Katana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Katana last name is principally Orthodox (92%) in Russia, Christian (93%) in Kenya and Orthodox (69%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Katana are 6.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.13% being registered with the political party.
The amount Katana earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 19.84% less than the national average, earning 277,433 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 54.66% less than the national average, earning R 107,736 per year; in United States they earn 19.49% less than the national average, earning $34,741 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.96% less than the national average, earning $36,787 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Katana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Katana in the Oriya language | ||
| କତାନା | katana | 70.19 |
| କତନା | katana | 23.08 |
| କାତାନା | katana | 2.88 |
| କାତନା | katana | 2.88 |
| କାଭାନା | kabhana | 0.96 |
| Katana in the Marathi language | ||
| कटाना | katana | 50 |
| कातना | katana | 16.67 |
| कतना | katana | 8.33 |
| कटणा | katana | 8.33 |
| कताणा | katana | 8.33 |
| कता | kata | 8.33 |
| Katana in the Hindi language | ||
| कताना | katana | 42.42 |
| कतना | katana | 30.3 |
| कटाना | katana | 18.18 |
| कातंा | katama | 6.06 |
| कातां | katam | 3.03 |
| Katana in the Russian language | ||
| Катана | katana | - |
| Katana in the Arabic language | ||
| كتانة | ktant | - |
| كتانه | ktanh | - |
| قطنا | qtna | - |
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Footnotes
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