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) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Katharya? popularity and diffusion

Katharya is the 2,808,717th most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Katharya occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Katharya reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

It is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 16,320,540. In India Katharya is most numerous in: Telangana, where 64 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 15 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account India this last name exists in one country. It is also found 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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