Katayef Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Katayef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katayef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine1431:31,8104,130
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Katayef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katayef is found most in Palestine. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katayef? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,465,390th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. The surname Katayef occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Katayef live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 99 percent live in Levant.

This last name is most numerous in Palestine, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 31,810. In Palestine Katayef is most frequent in: Deir al-Balah Governorate, where 73 percent live, North Gaza Governorate, where 14 percent live and Gaza Governorate, where 9 percent live. Not including Palestine this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katayev86216/
Kataeff867/
Katayew861/
Kattayev801,047/
Katayeva80145/
Kaştayev8046/
Kaztayev809/
Kahtayev801/
Kastayev801/
Kataev7714,218/
Kateef7712/
Catayf771/
Katyev771/
Katief771/
Kattayeva751,045/
Kashtayev751/
Khaatayev751/
Khataev71370/
Kattaev71133/
Kaytaev7123/
Katajew7115/
Katajev7113/
Khateef718/
Qatayev717/
Kataife716/
Kautaev715/
Katheif715/
Katheef713/
Khatyev713/
Kajtaev712/
Kataiev711/
Kattaew711/
Katyyew711/
Kaataev711/
Kathaev711/
Kotayev711/
Katiyev711/
Kateyev711/
Katayov711/
Khaytaev6729,721/
Khathayb6773/
Khattaev6760/
Katajeva6752/
Katajevs6746/
Khatuyev6712/
Kostayev678/
Khatheef674/
Kataieva673/
Kastuyev671/
Khataiev671/
Qatayeva671/
Kaztaiev671/
Kasteyev671/
Khatoyev671/

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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 Katayef
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