Kathai Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Kathai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 31 | 1:5,762,706 | 35,301 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Kathai (126) may also be a first name.
Kathai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kathai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kathai (Bengali: কঠই, Hindi: कथई, Marathi: काथयी, Oriya: କିଥାଇ) is found most in Pakistan. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kathai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,007,164th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Kathai are found; 76 percent are found in South Asia and 43 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Kathai is also the 829,183rd most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 126 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 5,762,706. In Pakistan Kathai is mostly found in: Sindh, where 100 percent live. Barring Pakistan Kathai occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 33 percent live and Indonesia, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kathai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kathai in the Bengali language | ||
| কঠই | katha'i | - |
| Kathai in the Hindi language | ||
| कथई | katha'i | 57.14 |
| कठई | katha'i | 35.71 |
| कथइ | katha'i | 7.14 |
| Kathai in the Oriya language | ||
| କିଥାଇ | kitha'i | 33.33 |
| କାଥାଇ | katha'i | 33.33 |
| କାଠଇ | katha'i | 33.33 |
| Kathai in the Marathi language | ||
| काथयी | kathayi | 18.18 |
| कठाई | katha'i | 18.18 |
| काठै | kathai | 18.18 |
| काठाई | katha'i | 18.18 |
| कथाई | katha'i | 18.18 |
| कथई | katha'i | 9.09 |
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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 Kathai
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