Kateb Surname

70,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,993 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Kateb Surname User-submission:

The surname Kateb /kætɛb/ is derived from the Arabic word كاتب, meaning 'writer', 'author', or 'scribe'.

Kateb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2,8341:13,6312,420
Iran1,3991:54,8846,030
Saudi Arabia1,3521:22,8223,209
Afghanistan3951:81,4002,308
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
France1611:412,56360,334
United States961:3,775,614208,022
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Canada381:969,62173,252
England371:1,505,89364,828
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Israel301:285,25425,178
Tunisia211:29,0774,362
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Syria121:1,608,4188,291
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

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'.

- bahiaa

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khateb91982/
Kateeb91698/
Katteb914/
Kateib914/
Katieb913/
Katebh911/
Katheb911/
Khateeb8313,903/
Khatieb83283/
Khateib8358/
Khatteb8320/
Katheeb8317/
Kathieb837/
Khateab834/
Katteeb831/
Kastheb831/
Katab803,170/
Katib802,890/
Koteb80256/
Cateb80207/
Katep80102/
Keteb8091/
Katob809/
Katyb805/
Qateb801/
Khatheeb778/
Katebová773/
Khateebs771/
Kahateeb771/
Khatib73185,925/
Khatab7332,661/
Kattab731,109/
Katibh73386/
Kathab73366/
Ketteb73256/
Katepe73160/
Kateev73157/
Kathib7389/
Katabh7371/
Kaitib7365/
Katipe7343/
Kahtib7327/
Kathep7317/
Kaitep7316/
Kohteb7315/
Khatep7314/
Khatyb7311/
Kattib739/
Khatob736/
Khoteb735/
Kateep735/
Kaitab734/
Qateeb734/
Kaytev734/
Qatteb734/
Kattob733/
Kathyb733/
Kaatib733/
Koteib733/
Kaatab733/
Qatebh732/
Kathob732/
Kadtib732/
Kateph731/
Kotaeb731/
Kateav731/
Kateiv731/
Kaetep731/
Kotteb731/
Katijb731/
Khatebová711/
Khattab67136,867/
Khatabh675,834/
Khatabp673,366/
Khaitab67681/
Khataab67310/
Kouteib67273/
Kahttab67129/
Khattib6746/
Khathib6738/
Khosteb6737/
Khathab6727/
Kautipe6711/
Khatibh6711/
Khotieb677/
Kaithep677/
Khateep676/
Khaatab676/
Kahatib675/
Kkhatib674/
Kattepp674/
Khetteb674/
Kasstib674/
Khaitib673/
Khataib673/
Khatipe672/
Keastep671/
Khateiv671/
Qhateeb671/
Kostebt671/
Katthab671/
Katahab671/
Katibsh671/
Kettieb671/
Kahtaab671/
Kkhatyb671/
Khaetab671/
Khaetep671/

Kateb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kateb in the Hindi language
कतेबkateba-
Kateb in the Russian language
Катебkateb-
Kateb in the Arabic language
كاتبkatb-

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