Kather Surname

147,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,013 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kather Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kather Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4731:54,6547,095
India8651:886,78138,668
United States2571:1,410,34697,237
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Nepal501:569,6194,661
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Lebanon121:469,75712,312
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
England81:6,964,757184,742
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
France31:22,140,907385,998
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Käther (125) are calculated separately.

Kather (1,413) may also be a first name.

Kather Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kather (Arabic: كثر, Hindi: कठेर, Marathi: काथेर) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Käther. For other potential spellings of Kather click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kather? popularity and diffusion

It is the 147,032nd most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,418,701 people. Kather occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Kather are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Kather is also the 207,787th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 1,413 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,473 people, or 1 in 54,654. In Germany Kather is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 48 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 11 percent live and Berlin, where 10 percent live. Excluding Germany it occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in India, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Kather Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kather has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,168 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kather Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic (90%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Kather surname are 8.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.29% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kather earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 19.96% more than the national average, earning $51,762 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.3% more than the national average, earning $51,323 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Käther94125/
Katheer922,349/
Kauther92192/
Kaether92174/
Kathert9252/
Kathere9233/
Khather9212/
Kathier927/
Kaither926/
Katther922/
Kahther921/
Kater917,220/
Khatheer8611/
Kasthere861/
Katheart861/
Khaither861/
Khatheir861/
Khathier861/
Khayther861/
Keathear860/
Khater8382,657/
Kathir834,180/
Cather831,872/
Köther831,487/
Katter831,107/
Kauter83906/
Kother83746/
Kathre83529/
Katere83513/
Katier83243/
Kaiter83216/
Kayter83193/
Kahter83175/
Kaeter83151/
Kateer8337/
Kether8328/
Keater8318/
Kaater838/
Kadter838/
Katerd834/
Katear832/
Kateir832/
Kajter831/
Kathyr831/
Katger830/
Khatter772,012/
Khatere771,500/
Koether77685/
Kothere77374/
Kautter77261/
Khathir77215/
Khaiter77151/
Cathier7758/
Keuther7738/
Kastert7738/
Kattier7737/
Khateer7735/
Cauther7726/
Kathair7724/
Khayter7722/
Kateire7715/
Kattert7714/
Kouther7710/
Kautere7710/
Quather778/
Khateir778/
Khether778/
Kashter776/
Keither776/
Kkhater774/
Kathire774/
Kachter773/
Kateere773/
Kaitere773/
Ceather772/
Kauster772/
Casther772/
Keether772/
Khatier772/
Khauter771/
Katterr771/
Kahtter771/
Khother771/
Kohther771/
Kothert771/
Kotther771/
Catheir771/
Caether771/
Caither771/
Khatihr771/
Katerre771/
Khaterh771/
Kajster771/
Kauterz771/
Kaiteer770/
Catther770/
Cathert770/
Kasteir770/
Kaetter770/
Kethier770/
Keatger770/
Cadther770/
Keter7321,275/
Cater7311,314/
Katre738,788/
Katir734,880/
Koter731,174/
Käter73124/
Köter7347/
Qater7338/
Katyr7319/
Katerova71176/
Catheart7115/
Kaiszter7113/
Cauthier718/
Katerová716/
Kheither715/
Katterre715/
Khathair714/
Kasteard712/
Cheather712/
Khathire712/
Khaithir712/
Kathaair711/
Khateare711/
Khauster711/
Koutheer711/
Catheysr711/
Khathtir711/
Khateere711/
Kaithirp711/
Khhateer711/
Kaychter710/
Khatir6739,620/
Caster675,844/
Ketter675,385/
Kötter675,374/
Keeter673,062/
Kotter672,451/
Keuter672,448/
Keyter671,624/
Keiter671,546/
Catter671,048/
Katire67848/
Kouter67765/
Khetir67617/
Kooter67567/
Cother67369/
Kotere67357/
Kothre67325/
Koiter67299/
Khatre67263/
Catier67176/
Kuiter67160/
Kattir67149/
Koeter67143/
Cauter67102/
Kotherová6783/
Kohter6771/
Quater6741/
Kattre6730/
Kõster6723/
Kaştır6723/
Kheter6715/
Katgir6713/
Kojter6713/
Kaatre6710/
Koëter6710/
Ködter6710/
Kothir679/
Kethir678/
Katyhrova678/
Caiter677/
Kehter677/
Caeter675/
Khoter675/
Katair675/
Catere675/
Cadter675/
Katrre674/
Kaitre674/
Kahtir673/
Khatyr673/
Caterr672/
Kautir672/
Katahaire672/
Kôster672/
Qateer672/
Qathir672/
Katoir671/
Kaitir671/
Kotger671/
Koyter671/
Cateer671/
Catert671/
Cathearth671/
Cahter671/
Ceater671/
Kodter671/
Hkatir671/
Katyor671/
Khaterova671/
Kadtre671/
Kotherova671/
Qatere671/
Qatter671/
Kaatir671/
Cathir671/
Cayter670/

Kather Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kather in the Marathi language
काथेरkathera90.36
काठेऱkathera2.03
काठेरkathera2.03
काथैरkathaira1.02
काघेरkaghera1.02
कोथेरkothera1.02
कथेरkathera0.51
Kather in the Hindi language
कठेरkathera88.89
काठेड़kathera11.11
Kather in the Arabic language
كثرkthr-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kather
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