Katau Surname
Approximately 602 people bear this surname
Katau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 154 | 1:52,946 | 6,689 |
| Kenya | 101 | 1:457,227 | 24,042 |
| Namibia | 80 | 1:30,118 | 4,580 |
| Indonesia | 60 | 1:2,204,153 | 134,948 |
| Zimbabwe | 58 | 1:266,177 | 28,032 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Solomon Islands | 24 | 1:24,168 | 4,782 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Zambia | 22 | 1:720,451 | 26,729 |
| Tanzania | 17 | 1:3,114,213 | 50,054 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Katau (203) may also be a first name.
Katau Demographics
Katau Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Katau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Katau (Hindi: कटाऊ, Marathi: काटाऊ, Oriya: କାଟାଉ) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Katau.
How Common Is The Last Name Katau? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 535,476th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,105,558 people. The last name Katau is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Katau live; 39 percent live in Oceania Islands and 35 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 635,584th most widely held first name globally It is held by 203 people.
It is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 52,946. In Papua New Guinea Katau is most common in: Bougainville, where 36 percent are found, West New Britain, where 23 percent are found and West Sepik, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 17 percent are found and Namibia, where 13 percent are found.
Katau Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Katau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Katau in the Oriya language | ||
| କାଟାଉ | kata'u | - |
| Katau in the Marathi language | ||
| काटाऊ | kata'u | 50 |
| कताउ | kata'u | 50 |
| Katau in the Hindi language | ||
| कटाऊ | kata'u | 34.48 |
| कताउ | kata'u | 20.69 |
| कताऊ | kata'u | 13.79 |
| कटाउ | kata'u | 13.79 |
| कतऊ | kata'u | 10.34 |
| कटऊ | kata'u | 3.45 |
| कतउ | kata'u | 3.45 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Katau
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