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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Katis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katis Come From? nationality or country of origin
Katis (Hindi: कतीस, Oriya: କଟିସ, Russian: Катис) is carried by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Katis? popularity and diffusion
The last name Katis is the 265,110th most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,937,362 people. The last name Katis is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Katis reside; 63 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 63 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 415,075th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 428 people.
It is most numerous in Greece, where it is borne by 924 people, or 1 in 11,991. In Greece Katis is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 30 percent reside, Central Greece, where 15 percent reside and Central Macedonia, where 14 percent reside. Barring Greece it is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Israel, where 9 percent reside.
Katis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Katis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Katis surname expanded 4,625 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Katis Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Katis last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.09% registered with the 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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