Katef Surname

735,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Katef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2191:176,40021,809
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Israel381:225,20121,188
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Katef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katef (Arabic: كتف) is found most frequently in Algeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Katef? popularity and diffusion

The last name Katef is the 735,823rd most frequent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 18,543,374 people. The surname Katef occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Katef reside; 87 percent reside in North Africa and 56 percent reside in Mahgreb.

The surname Katef is most widespread in Algeria, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 176,400. In Algeria Katef is primarily found in: Tizi Ouzou Province, where 56 percent reside, Tébessa Province, where 42 percent reside and Tissemsilt Province, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Algeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 31 percent reside and Israel, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kateff9115/
Kateef9112/
Kattef9112/
Khatef918/
Katief911/
Khateef838/
Katheif835/
Katheef833/
Khatefe831/
Katteff830/
Katif801,043/
Katev80327/
Qatef80137/
Kotef8015/
Katew804/
Catef802/
Ketef801/
Khatheef774/
Kateva73709/
Khatif73374/
Katiev73164/
Kateev73157/
Koteff73136/
Katife7337/
Khatev7317/
Kotefe7311/
Kathif735/
Katiff735/
Kettef734/
Kaytev734/
Katteb734/
Kateib734/
Kotesf733/
Kottef733/
Kateew732/
Catefe731/
Kateiv731/
Kateav731/
Kathew731/
Caytef731/
Cateef731/
Kaztev731/
Kateph731/
Katebh731/
Katuif731/
Cateff730/
Khatefova7115/
Khateev67282/
Khatiev6774/
Kasteev6744/
Kathiew6731/
Kaitiff6716/
Kosteff6714/
Katheva679/
Khathif677/
Kataife676/
Khateab674/
Khateva673/
Kashtev673/
Kayteva672/
Kaytiev671/
Khateiv671/
Kattiev671/
Khatife671/
Kosteaf671/
Kostefs671/
Kattiff670/

Katef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katef in the Arabic language
كتفktf-

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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 Katef
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