Katha Surname
Approximately 8,200 people bear this surname
Katha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 5,317 | 1:29,971 | 1,929 |
| India | 2,038 | 1:376,381 | 20,188 |
| Afghanistan | 325 | 1:98,933 | 2,568 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Pakistan | 134 | 1:1,333,163 | 15,264 |
| Thailand | 49 | 1:1,441,599 | 197,614 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Cambodia | 7 | 1:2,212,449 | 7,503 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Katha (4,969) may also be a first name.
Katha Demographics
Average Katha Salary in
South Africa
R 148,668
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Katha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Katha (Arabic: كاثا, Bengali: কথা, Hindi: कथा, Marathi: कथा, Oriya: କାଠ) is most common in Bangladesh. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Katha? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 61,338th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 888,725 people. The last name Katha is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Katha are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 71 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 96,590th most common first name globally, borne by 4,969 people.
Katha is most common in Bangladesh, where it is held by 5,317 people, or 1 in 29,971. Excluding Bangladesh this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 4 percent are found.
Katha Last Name Statistics demography
Katha earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.44% less than the national average, earning R 148,668 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Katha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Katha in the Hindi language | ||
| कथा | katha | 80.9 |
| काठा | katha | 10.11 |
| काथा | katha | 2.25 |
| कटहा | kataha | 2.25 |
| कान्ता | kanta | 1.12 |
| कतहा | kataha | 1.12 |
| कठा | katha | 1.12 |
| काथ | katha | 1.12 |
| Katha in the Oriya language | ||
| କାଠ | katha | 61.54 |
| କଥା | katha | 20.51 |
| କାଠା | katha | 5.13 |
| େଗାପବୁକାଠ | egapabukatha | 2.56 |
| କାଥାତାି | kathatai | 2.56 |
| କତଥା | katatha | 2.56 |
| କାଥା | katha | 2.56 |
| କଠା | katha | 2.56 |
| Katha in the Bengali language | ||
| কথা | katha | 50 |
| কাথা | katha | 25 |
| কথরুং | katharum | 25 |
| Katha in the Marathi language | ||
| कथा | katha | 41.05 |
| काथा | katha | 38.95 |
| कत्हा | kat'ha | 10.53 |
| काठा | katha | 7.89 |
| कठा | katha | 1.05 |
| नथा | natha | 0.53 |
| Katha in the Arabic language | ||
| كاثا | katha | - |
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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 Katha
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