Katharya Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Katharya Surname User-submission:

The Katharya surname means 'spiritual man doing a lot of things'.

Katharya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India471:16,320,540259,912
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Katharya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Katharya surname means 'spiritual man doing a lot of things'.

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Katharya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Katharya (Hindi: कठरया, Marathi: कथाय) is found most frequently in India. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Katharya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,808,717th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Katharya live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most widespread in India, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 16,320,540. In India Katharya is most frequent in: Telangana, where 64 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 15 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 11 percent reside. Outside of India Katharya is found in one country. It is also common in China, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Katharya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katharya in the Hindi language
कठरयाkatharaya80
कठेरियाkatheriya20
Katharya in the Marathi language
कथायkathaya75
कथ-याkatha-ya12.5
कथारयाkatharaya12.5

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