Katis Surname
Approximately 1,476 people bear this surname
Katis Surname User-submission:
The surname Katis and Kati (male and female version, respectively) is a transliteration into Greek of the term kadi, an official in the Ottoman Empire (Arabic: قاضي qāḍī; Turkish: kadı). In particular, a kadi was a judge presiding over matters in accordance with Islamic law.
Read More About This SurnameKatis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 924 | 1:11,991 | 1,581 |
| United States | 185 | 1:1,959,237 | 126,399 |
| Israel | 131 | 1:65,325 | 8,170 |
| Australia | 63 | 1:428,503 | 33,982 |
| India | 39 | 1:19,668,343 | 291,059 |
| Malaysia | 27 | 1:1,092,379 | 48,277 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Katis (428) may also be a first name.
Katis Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Katis and Kati (male and female version, respectively) is a transliteration into Greek of the term kadi, an official in the Ottoman Empire (Arabic: قاضي qāḍī; Turkish: kadı). In particular, a kadi was a judge presiding over matters in accordance with Islamic law. Anecdotal evidence suggests that in one case, during the Ottoman occupation oh Greece, a Greek person, wanted by the Turkish authorities, changed his surname into Kadi(which became Katis, in Greek).
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Average Katis Salary in
United States
$55,359 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Katis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Katis (Hindi: कतीस, Oriya: କଟିସ, Russian: Катис) occurs in Greece more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Katis? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 265,110th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,937,362 people. Katis is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Katis live; 63 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 63 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Katis is also the 415,075th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 428 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Greece, where it is held by 924 people, or 1 in 11,991. In Greece it is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 30 percent live, Central Greece, where 15 percent live and Central Macedonia, where 14 percent live. Beside Greece Katis occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and Israel, where 9 percent live.
Katis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Katis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Katis last name grew 4,625 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Katis Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Katis surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.09% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Katis earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 28.3% more than the national average, earning $55,359 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.72% more than the national average, earning $52,524 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Katis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Katis in the Oriya language | ||
| କଟିସ | katisa | 72.22 |
| କଟିସ୍ | katis | 11.11 |
| କତିସ | katisa | 5.56 |
| କଟୀସ୍ | katis | 5.56 |
| କଟୀସ | katisa | 5.56 |
| Katis in the Hindi language | ||
| कतीस | katisa | 50 |
| कातिस | katisa | 50 |
| Katis in the Russian language | ||
| Катис | katis | - |
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Footnotes
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