Kats Surname
Approximately 10,161 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameKats Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 3,596 | 1:40,079 | 5,406 |
| United States | 2,180 | 1:166,266 | 16,872 |
| Netherlands | 1,504 | 1:11,228 | 1,554 |
| Ukraine | 1,181 | 1:38,546 | 5,575 |
| Belarus | 378 | 1:25,135 | 4,282 |
| Uzbekistan | 201 | 1:153,876 | 7,040 |
| Canada | 199 | 1:185,154 | 18,322 |
| Germany | 133 | 1:605,304 | 48,487 |
| Kazakhstan | 128 | 1:138,144 | 14,120 |
| Australia | 124 | 1:217,707 | 20,896 |
| Estonia | 61 | 1:21,669 | 3,800 |
| South Africa | 51 | 1:1,062,308 | 63,943 |
| Greece | 45 | 1:246,218 | 37,554 |
| Uganda | 35 | 1:1,115,408 | 46,348 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Moldova | 25 | 1:142,455 | 15,214 |
| Mexico | 23 | 1:5,396,792 | 30,197 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Azerbaijan | 20 | 1:482,456 | 9,378 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Tajikistan | 13 | 1:645,130 | 4,278 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 12 | 1:497,721 | 37,801 |
| Transnistria | 12 | 1:39,558 | 6,116 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Bulgaria | 11 | 1:634,446 | 25,919 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Georgia | 7 | 1:535,078 | 18,425 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
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.
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Kats Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
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
Kats Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kats in the Georgian language | ||
| კაც | kats | 75 |
| კატს | kats | 25 |
| Kats in the Russian language | ||
| Кац | kac | - |
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Footnotes
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