Katavić Surname

313,632nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Katavić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katavić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1,0651:3,971443
Bosnia and Herzegovina821:43,1275,806
Serbia321:223,28012,990
Slovenia191:130,93012,952

The alternate forms: Katavic (271) & Katavič (5) are calculated separately.

Katavić Last Name Facts

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

Katavić is held by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Katavic or Katavič. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katavić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 313,632nd most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,083,093 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Katavić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Katavić is most widespread in Croatia, where it is held by 1,065 people, or 1 in 3,971. In Croatia Katavić is mostly concentrated in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 31 percent reside, City of Zagreb, where 20 percent reside and Brod-Posavina County, where 14 percent reside. Barring Croatia Katavić is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 7 percent reside and Serbia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katavic95271/
Katavič955/
Katović86145/
Katavich80170/
Kaitović80138/
Katavics8084/
Katavits801/
Katavitch7519/
Catović7134/
Ketović7132/
Katovic7126/
Kotević7111/
Kotović718/
Katovič711/
Kostović671,112/
Katovich67494/
Koštović6738/
Katawicz6728/
Katovitz6715/
Katovics6711/
Katovits678/
Kaitovic677/
Kotavich673/
Kajtovič672/

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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 Katavić
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