Kateb Surname
Approximately 6,993 people bear this surname
Kateb Surname User-submission:
The surname Kateb /kætɛb/ is derived from the Arabic word كاتب, meaning 'writer', 'author', or 'scribe'.
Kateb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2,834 | 1:13,631 | 2,420 |
| Iran | 1,399 | 1:54,884 | 6,030 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,352 | 1:22,822 | 3,209 |
| Afghanistan | 395 | 1:81,400 | 2,308 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| France | 161 | 1:412,563 | 60,334 |
| United States | 96 | 1:3,775,614 | 208,022 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Canada | 38 | 1:969,621 | 73,252 |
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Israel | 30 | 1:285,254 | 25,178 |
| Tunisia | 21 | 1:29,077 | 4,362 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Syria | 12 | 1:1,608,418 | 8,291 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
Kateb (531) may also be a first name.
Kateb Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Kateb /kætɛb/ is derived from the Arabic word كاتب, meaning 'writer', 'author', or 'scribe'.
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Kateb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kateb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kateb (Arabic: كاتب, Hindi: कतेब, Russian: Катеб) is more commonly found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kateb.
How Common Is The Last Name Kateb? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kateb is the 70,674th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,042,120 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 48 percent of Kateb reside; 47 percent reside in North Africa and 44 percent reside in Mahgreb. Kateb is also the 366,022nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 531 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is borne by 2,834 people, or 1 in 13,631. In Algeria Kateb is most common in: Oum el-Bouaghi Province, where 38 percent reside, Algiers Province, where 15 percent reside and Aïn Defla Province, where 10 percent reside. Besides Algeria this last name is found in 38 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 20 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 19 percent reside.
Kateb Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kateb last name are 32.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 79.17% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kateb earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 32.98% more than the national average, earning $57,378 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.74% more than the national average, earning $60,482 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kateb Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kateb in the Hindi language | ||
| कतेब | kateba | - |
| Kateb in the Russian language | ||
| Катеб | kateb | - |
| Kateb in the Arabic language | ||
| كاتب | katb | - |
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