Katis Surname

265,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

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.

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Katis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece9241:11,9911,581
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Israel1311:65,3258,170
Australia631:428,50333,982
India391:19,668,343291,059
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
England211:2,653,24194,788
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kattis91516/
Katise91252/
Kaitis91134/
Katish9148/
Kaytis9135/
Khatis9130/
Katies9128/
Gkatis9125/
Kathis914/
Kautis914/
Katios914/
Katais913/
Katiss912/
Kautish8367/
Kataise8346/
Kathios8323/
Gkastis8317/
Khatish8315/
Katisch8314/
Kattish837/
Katishe835/
Katheis834/
Katuish834/
Kathies833/
Khatais833/
Kathois831/
Kateise831/
Katties831/
Kaitish831/
Gkaitis831/
Kaiteis831/
Kates806,387/
Kotis80872/
Catis80668/
Ketis80138/
Kótis8043/
Katys8019/
Katiz8014/
Katiç801/
Katisova779/
Kattisch772/
Kathie's771/
Keastise771/
Khathise771/
Keates733,193/
Kottis73994/
Koutis73711/
Cautis73405/
Catois73331/
Kotios73188/
Kattes73105/
Kaytes73102/
Katysh7380/
Kotisz7375/
Kotish7356/
Katesh7351/
Kaites7348/
Kettis7345/
Cattis7339/
Cateis7334/
Katees7324/
Gkotis7323/
Castis7320/
Quatis7319/
Cathis7318/
Kajtes7316/
Kattys7314/
Kathys7312/
Khatiz7311/
Khetis737/
Katese736/
Catais735/
Qatish735/
Katiez734/
Ketish733/
Katajs733/
Kothis733/
Kotuis732/
Kotise732/
Caties732/
Catise731/
Katets731/
Catios731/
Katehs731/
Katess731/
Katysz731/
Kauķis731/
Kketis731/
Kaatiz731/
Kotais731/
Gketis731/
Caitis731/
Keitis730/
Keetis730/
Khatisova7121/
Katishova716/
Kateusz67247/
Gkoutis67227/
Kautich67136/
Kothuis6776/
Koustis6772/
Kottise6761/
Kattich6733/
Kostish6729/
Kotisse6727/
Catisse6723/
Khetish6721/
Kettish6721/
Keattes6719/
Koteish6717/
Kouttis6717/
Kotisch679/
Kotaish678/
Ketisch678/
Kaitese678/
Kattesh677/
Casteis677/
Kaatich675/
Kathy's675/
Katty's674/
Kottish674/
Koutish673/
Kastich673/
Ketheis672/
Khatysh672/
Kateshe671/
Kathaiz671/
Kathess671/
Khathes671/
Quaties671/
Koutais671/
Cathies671/
Queatis671/
Ketties671/
Kattajs671/
Kateesh671/
Kautesh671/
Katteus671/
Kostisz671/
Koutios671/
Cattois671/
Castais671/
Kotiesh671/
Kotishe671/
Katiche671/
Cattish671/
Quateis671/
Kateich671/
Catheis670/
Catties670/
Keastes670/

Katis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katis in the Oriya language
କଟିସkatisa72.22
କଟିସ୍katis11.11
କତିସkatisa5.56
କଟୀସ୍katis5.56
କଟୀସkatisa5.56
Katis in the Hindi language
कतीसkatisa50
कातिसkatisa50
Katis in the Russian language
Катисkatis-

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