Katib Surname

152,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,890 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Katib Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq7911:44,2751,850
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
India2731:2,809,76386,205
Indonesia1631:811,34561,613
Thailand1591:444,26677,821
Philippines1191:850,74179,193
Algeria1061:364,44932,370
Pakistan781:2,290,30620,782
Turkey621:1,255,18452,483
England581:960,65648,451
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Malaysia551:536,25926,457
Lebanon521:108,4056,209
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Palestine351:129,9677,777
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
France121:5,535,227269,324
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326

Katib (1,594) may also be a first name.

Katib Last Name Facts

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

The last name Katib (Arabic: قطيب, Georgian: კატიბ, Hindi: कातिब, Marathi: कातीब) has its highest incidence in Iraq. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Katib? popularity and diffusion

The surname Katib is the 152,303rd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,521,642 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Katib live; 55 percent live in West Asia and 31 percent live in Levant. It is also the 193,611th most commonly used forename in the world. It is borne by 1,594 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Iraq, where it is held by 791 people, or 1 in 44,275. Beside Iraq Katib exists in 52 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 22 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.

Katib Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Armenian Catholic (58%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Katib surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

The amount Katib earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 34.75% more than the national average, earning $58,143 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.46% less than the national average, earning $41,504 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khatib91185,925/
Katibh91386/
Kathib9189/
Kaitib9165/
Kahtib9127/
Kattib919/
Kateib914/
Kaatib913/
Katieb913/
Kadtib912/
Katijb911/
Khatieb83283/
Khateib8358/
Khattib8346/
Khathib8338/
Khatibh8311/
Kathieb837/
Kahatib835/
Kkhatib834/
Kasstib834/
Khataib833/
Khaitib833/
Katibsh831/
Kateb806,993/
Katip801,503/
Catib80276/
Kotib80200/
Qatib80142/
Ketib809/
Katyb805/
Katibova7757/
Khaathib771/
Khachtib771/
Khotib734,267/
Khetib732,281/
Khateb73982/
Kateeb73698/
Khatip73156/
Kattip7377/
Katipe7343/
Kaitip7329/
Khatyb7311/
Castib738/
Kathip736/
Kadtip735/
Kettib734/
Qhatib734/
Katiop734/
Katteb734/
Kotibh734/
Katiph733/
Kathyb733/
Koteib733/
Quatib732/
Katebh731/
Qattib731/
Kataip731/
Kateiv731/
Katheb731/
Keetib731/
Khatibova7120/
Khatibová712/
Khateeb6713,903/
Kouteib67273/
Koutaib67170/
Katthip6779/
Khothib6741/
Khatiph6737/
Khatteb6720/
Katheeb6717/
Kautipe6711/
Khathip6711/
Khotieb677/
Khataiv676/
Khotaib676/
Khettib675/
Khateab674/
Khatipe672/
Khattibová672/
Kauthip671/
Kathiph671/
Keadtip671/
Khaitip671/
Kkhatyb671/
Katteeb671/
Kastheb671/
Kathaiv671/
Khateiv671/
Khautiv671/
Kettieb671/
Kaithip671/

Katib Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katib in the Hindi language
कातिबkatiba84.21
कतीबkatiba15.79
Katib in the Georgian language
კატიბkatib78.95
კათიბkatib21.05
Katib in the Marathi language
कातीबkatiba57.14
कतीबkatiba18.18
कािटबkaitaba10.39
खातीबkhatiba10.39
खतीबkhatiba3.9
Katib in the Arabic language
قطيبqtyb-

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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 Katib
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