Kathayat Surname

22,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Kathayat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kathayat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal22,6631:1,257194
India1,4881:515,50125,793
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
England41:13,929,515290,718
Oman41:921,9937,313
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Kathayat (25) may also be a first name.

Kathayat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kathayat (Hindi: कठायत, Marathi: कठायत) is found in Nepal more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Kathayat click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kathayat? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 22,333rd most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 299,468 people. The surname Kathayat occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kathayat reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,136,160th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 25 people.

The surname Kathayat is most numerous in Nepal, where it is held by 22,663 people, or 1 in 1,257. In Nepal it is primarily concentrated in: Seti, where 45 percent live, Bheri, where 21 percent live and Karnali, where 14 percent live. Other than Nepal it occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in India, where 6 percent live and Kuwait, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kathayat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kathayat in the Hindi language
कठायतkathayata94.76
सिंहsinha3.15
कठयातkathayata0.52
कथायतkathayata0.52
कठायातkathayata0.35
काठायतkathayata0.17
कठयतkathayata0.17
मोहनmohana0.17
कठायटkathayata0.17
Kathayat in the Marathi language
कठायतkathayata71.43
कथायतkathayata9.94
कथायातkathayata6.21
काठायतkathayata3.73
काथायातkathayata3.73
काथायतkathayata1.24
कठायातkathayata1.24
काठयातkathayata1.24
कटायतkatayata1.24

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Footnotes

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