Katang Surname

175,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Katang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,6971:43,5355,297
Indonesia3081:429,38036,011
Thailand1321:535,13992,379
Malaysia831:355,35218,862
Philippines671:1,511,018105,084
India651:11,801,006214,148
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Katang (465) may also be a first name.

Katang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katang (Bengali: কাতাং, Marathi: कटांग, Russian: Катанг, Tibetan: ཀ་བཏང་།) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 175,255th most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,980,591 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Katang live; 70 percent live in Central Africa and 70 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 395,119th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 465 people.

The last name Katang is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,697 people, or 1 in 43,535. Barring The DR Congo this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent are found and Thailand, where 5 percent are found.

Katang Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Katang has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Katang last name grew 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Katang Last Name Statistics demography

Katang earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 48.38% less than the national average, earning $22,275 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Katang Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katang in the Tibetan language
ཀ་བཏང་།katang-
Katang in the Marathi language
कटांगkatanga80
कटंगkatanga20
Katang in the Bengali language
কাতাংkatam33.33
কাতংkatam33.33
কতাংkatam33.33
Katang in the Russian language
Катангkatang-

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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 Katang
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