Kats Surname

50,489th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kats Surname User-submission:

Is one of the oldest and most common Jewish surnames. Katz is an abbreviation formed from the Hebrew initials of the term Cohen Tzedek (Hebrew: כהן צדק), which literally means "authentic priest" or "priest of justice". Jews who bear this name traditionally belong to the tribe of Levi and are often considered as Cohanim, which believed to be of direct patrilineal descent from the biblical Aaron.

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Kats Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3,5961:40,0795,406
United States2,1801:166,26616,872
Netherlands1,5041:11,2281,554
Ukraine1,1811:38,5465,575
Belarus3781:25,1354,282
Uzbekistan2011:153,8767,040
Canada1991:185,15418,322
Germany1331:605,30448,487
Kazakhstan1281:138,14414,120
Australia1241:217,70720,896
Estonia611:21,6693,800
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Greece451:246,21837,554
Uganda351:1,115,40846,348
England281:1,989,93178,001
Moldova251:142,45515,214
Mexico231:5,396,79230,197
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Azerbaijan201:482,4569,378
India161:47,941,586492,263
France141:4,744,480251,814
Tajikistan131:645,1304,278
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Kyrgyzstan121:497,72137,801
Transnistria121:39,5586,116
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Bulgaria111:634,44625,919
Israel101:855,76354,181
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Georgia71:535,07818,425
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kats (248) may also be a first name.

Kats Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Is one of the oldest and most common Jewish surnames. Katz is an abbreviation formed from the Hebrew initials of the term Cohen Tzedek (Hebrew: כהן צדק), which literally means "authentic priest" or "priest of justice". Jews who bear this name traditionally belong to the tribe of Levi and are often considered as Cohanim, which believed to be of direct patrilineal descent from the biblical Aaron. One tradition claims that the name bearers of this surname are of patrilineal descent from the biblical Zadok, the first high priest in Solomon's Temple.

- noam

Kats Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kats (Georgian: კაც, Russian: Кац) is found most in Russia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kats? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 50,489th most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 717,208 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Kats live; 43 percent live in Eastern Europe and 42 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 566,287th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 248 people.

The last name Kats is most frequently used in Russia, where it is carried by 3,596 people, or 1 in 40,079. In Russia Kats is mostly found in: Moscow, where 21 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 11 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 5 percent live. Excluding Russia this last name occurs in 68 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and The Netherlands, where 15 percent live.

Kats Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kats has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 36,333 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kats Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kats last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Orthodox (81%) in Belarus, Jewish (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (68%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kats surname are 6.51% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 40.26% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kats earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 29.05% less than the national average, earning R 168,600 per year; in United States they earn 5.65% more than the national average, earning $45,585 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.18% more than the national average, earning $52,754 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keats894,997/
Katse891,196/
Kauts89746/
Katts89607/
Kahts89546/
Kaats89319/
Khats89116/
Katsh8962/
Kaths8933/
Kaits8921/
Kayts8916/
Katsz893/
Katst891/
Katss891/
Katcs891/
Keates803,193/
Keatts801,272/
Katsch80539/
Katshe80459/
Kautse80157/
Kaytes80102/
Kastås8066/
Kaites8048/
Kautts8047/
Kajtes8016/
Kaitse8011/
Khatts807/
Kaatse805/
Kautsh804/
Khayts803/
Kauths801/
Keaths801/
Keatst801/
Kashts801/
Katshı801/
Khatse801/
Katchs801/
Katszh800/
Keatse800/
Ckatts800/
Katz7587,766/
Kots752,490/
Cats75795/
Kacs75192/
Katc759/
Katx756/
Kads756/
Qats752/
Kaatsch73290/
Kautsch73266/
Katsova73179/
Katzsch73116/
Keattes7319/
Kaatsız7311/
Kaitese738/
Kaitsch733/
Khatshe733/
Kaschts731/
Khaitse731/
Khaitsh731/
Kaitshe731/
Kautz6713,472/
Kaatz673,782/
Catts67686/
Kautzsch67580/
Kouts67494/
Katch67486/
Kaitz67390/
Koths67385/
Katze67349/
Kotsh67244/
Kotts67201/
Khots67200/
Koots6786/
Kattz6768/
Keyts6742/
Kohts6741/
Kadse6736/
Kahtz6730/
Caits6727/
Keits6725/
Koits6724/
Kotse6723/
Kadss6720/
Keatz6716/
Kaics6713/
Kattsova6710/
Kacsh6710/
Kaatzsch6710/
Kaytsova677/
Ccats676/
Kachs675/
Kayıtsız675/
Cauts673/
Cayts673/
Ceats672/
Katshova672/
Kadtz672/
Kastz672/
Katzsche672/
Kauds671/
Katce671/
Keautsch671/
Kaatc671/
Kaatx671/
Khatsova671/
Casts671/
Catcs671/
Kadsh671/
Katcz671/
Katrz671/
Katshowa671/
Kaucs671/
Khazs671/
Kahaitse671/
Cat's671/
Qatse671/
Qatsh671/
Khatz671/
Kadds670/
Caats670/

Kats Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kats in the Georgian language
კაცkats75
კატსkats25
Kats in the Russian language
Кацkac-

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Kats Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kats
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