Kating Surname

593,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kating Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kating Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1331:994,35572,948
Philippines721:1,406,086101,646
Malaysia691:427,45322,065
India631:12,175,641218,299
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
Papua New Guinea471:173,48324,058
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Cambodia181:860,3975,106
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
England11:55,718,059489,080
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4281:117,33311,513

The alternate forms: Käting (13) are calculated separately.

Kating (439) may also be a first name.

Kating Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kating (Hindi: कटिंग, Marathi: कटींग, Oriya: କଟି) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Käting. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kating? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 593,568th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 13,881,040 people. The surname Kating is mostly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Kating reside; 56 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 49 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kating is also the 409,203rd most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 439 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 994,355. In Indonesia Kating is most numerous in: West Java, where 51 percent reside, East Nusa Tenggara, where 10 percent reside and West Kalimantan, where 9 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 14 percent reside and Malaysia, where 13 percent reside.

Kating Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kating has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kating surname fell 91 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kating Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kating last name is chiefly Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kating surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Kating earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.38% more than the national average, earning $48,489 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Käting9413/
Keating9249,787/
Khating922,322/
Kayting9277/
Kauting9265/
Katting9243/
Kathing9224/
Kadting9216/
Kaiting9213/
Kationg925/
Kaeting924/
Kahting921/
Katuing921/
Katieng921/
Keatings86605/
Khathing8669/
Kaitting8639/
Keatting8634/
Katingke869/
Keathing868/
Khatting862/
Khatingh862/
Kastings862/
Kahating861/
Kaething861/
Khaiting861/
Kauthing861/
Keasting860/
Keatingt860/
Kaetting860/
Kateng83859/
Cating83352/
Koting83152/
Keting83129/
Keatng832/
Katyng832/
Kattng831/
Katngk831/
Ketting772,066/
Kötting772,030/
Casting77208/
Keeting77183/
Cationg77150/
Kotting77145/
Khoting7730/
Cauting7729/
Kooting7718/
Koeting7716/
Cayting7715/
Kotiong7714/
Keiting7711/
Kotieng7710/
Khatink779/
Kateung779/
Kedting779/
Kataeng776/
Kätting775/
Quating775/
Cathing774/
Catting773/
Kaiteng773/
Kuiting773/
Kuoting772/
Keateng772/
Katheng772/
Katuung771/
Keatimg771/
Kething771/
Keuting771/
Keyting771/
Koiting771/
Köthing771/
Catings770/
Kehting770/
Ceating770/
Kattingova751/
Catng731/
Koetting711,001/
Koething7160/
Khauteng7129/
Koithing7115/
Khotting715/
Castings714/
Catthing711/
Kuitting711/
Catingue711/
Cattings711/
Khething711/
Cattingh711/
Koedting711/
Ketthing711/
Khatheng711/
Castting710/
Koitting710/
Cautieng710/
Keteng67583/
Koteng67461/
Coting67168/
Cateng67163/
Kotingová6714/
Kotink677/
Qateng674/
Katinkova671/
Katengova671/
Koetng671/
Kotingova671/
Qeting671/

Kating Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kating in the Oriya language
କଟିkati-
Kating in the Hindi language
कटिंगkatinga85.37
कटिन्गkatin'ga7.32
कटींगkatinga4.88
आईa'i2.44
Kating in the Marathi language
कटींगkatinga50
किंटगkintaga50

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kating
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