Katsev Surname
Approximately 321 people bear this surname
Katsev Surname User-submission:
This surname is a Russified form of the German/Yiddish surname Katz. The surname Katz is derived from either the German word katze, meaning 'cat', from the Katz Castle located in the Rhein River region of Germany, or from a Hebrew acronym derived from the phrase kohen tsedek, meaning 'righteous priest'.
Read More About This SurnameKatsev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 134 | 1:2,704,917 | 162,137 |
| Russia | 58 | 1:2,484,880 | 144,115 |
| Bulgaria | 50 | 1:139,578 | 8,096 |
| Ukraine | 30 | 1:1,517,423 | 120,367 |
| Israel | 26 | 1:329,140 | 27,831 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Katsev Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname is a Russified form of the German/Yiddish surname Katz. The surname Katz is derived from either the German word katze, meaning 'cat', from the Katz Castle located in the Rhein River region of Germany, or from a Hebrew acronym derived from the phrase kohen tsedek, meaning 'righteous priest'.
An unrelated Bulgarian surname Katsov also exists, possibly related to a town named Kácov in Slovakia. A German-Swedish noble family called Von Katzow is also worth mentioning.
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Average Katsev Salary in
United States
$62,615 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Katsev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katsev Come From? nationality or country of origin
Katsev (Russian: Кацев) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Katsev? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 851,613th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 22,702,635 people. The surname Katsev occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Katsev live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 2,704,917. In The United States Katsev is most numerous in: New York, where 19 percent live, California, where 18 percent live and Illinois, where 14 percent live. Barring The United States this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 18 percent live and Bulgaria, where 16 percent live.
Katsev Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Katsev last name are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the political party.
Katsev earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.11% more than the national average, earning $62,615 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Katsev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Katsev in the Russian language | ||
| Кацев | kacev | - |
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Footnotes
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