Katop Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

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

Katop Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katop Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1311:62,2428,061
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Katop (39) may also be a first name.

Katop Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katop (Arabic: كاتوب) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Katop? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,305,105th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 84 percent of Katop reside; 84 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 84 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Katop is also the 1,637,361st most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 39 people.

The surname Katop is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 62,242. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Western, where 74 percent live, West Sepik, where 9 percent live and East New Britain, where 8 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 12 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katope91521/
Katoph9160/
Kahtop911/
Khatoop836/
Khathop834/
Kotop80343/
Katap80290/
Catop8036/
Katob809/
Ketop801/
Kahatoop7758/
Kaishtop771/
Khatap73689/
Katape73355/
Kaytov73206/
Kotope73163/
Katgap73155/
Kaitap7364/
Kautov7349/
Kattap7346/
Khotop7328/
Kataup7321/
Kathap7321/
Kataap7314/
Katuov7314/
Kostop737/
Khatob736/
Kattov736/
Katoub735/
Kattob733/
Caytop732/
Kathob732/
Kastob731/
Kaatap731/
Keetop731/
Kaztap731/
Kathov731/
Kataph731/
Katoob731/
Catope731/
Castop731/
Kootop731/
Kotopf730/
Khaitov6720,420/
Khatabp673,366/
Castope67746/
Khattap67736/
Khatape67247/
Khaytov6784/
Khatuov6772/
Khatoob6750/
Khatoub6740/
Khottop677/
Kaitape674/
Kaithap674/
Koutoup673/
Khatoov672/
Kattoub671/
Khaitap671/
Kathape671/
Kathapp671/
Kaatapp671/
Kastaup671/
Kohtopp671/
Khadtap671/

Katop Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katop in the Arabic language
كاتوبkatwb-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Katop
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