Katsura Surname

33,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,986 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Katsura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katsura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan15,1031:8,4651,201
Russia2811:512,89347,005
United States2051:1,768,092116,364
Belarus1521:62,50710,452
Ukraine1321:344,86942,920
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Katsura (10,122) may also be a first name.

Katsura Last Name Facts

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

Katsura (Marathi: कत्सूरा, Russian: Кацура) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Katsura? popularity and diffusion

It is the 33,218th most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 455,871 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Katsura live; 94 percent live in East Asia and 94 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Katsura is also the 60,737th most numerous first name on earth, held by 10,122 people.

Katsura is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 15,103 people, or 1 in 8,465. In Japan Katsura is primarily concentrated in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 18 percent live, Osaka Prefecture, where 12 percent live and Kyoto Prefecture, where 11 percent live. Not including Japan this last name is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Katsura Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Katsura last name are 25.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 79.17% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Katsura earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 16.87% more than the national average, earning $50,430 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.52% less than the national average, earning $42,469 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Katsura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katsura in the Marathi language
कत्सूराkatsura50
कत्सुराkatsura50
Katsura in the Russian language
Кацураkacura-

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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
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  • 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 Katsura
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