Kata is both a surname and a given name.

In Croatia, the name Kata was among the most common feminine given names until 1949.[1] It is a shorter form of Katarina.

In Hungary, it is often a shorter form of Katalin.

In Georgia, it is a short form of Katay.

Notable people with the name include:

Surname

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  • Elizabeth Kata (1912–1998), Australian writer who used Kata as part of a pseudonym
  • Kpama Baramoto Kata (born 1947), Congolese general
  • Matt Kata (born 1978), American baseball player
  • Mihály Kata (born 2002), Hungarian footballer
  • Niko Kata (born 1993), Spanish footballer of Congolese and Equatorial Guinean descent
  • Solomone Kata (born 1994), Tonga and New Zealand rugby footballer

Given name

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Most frequent male and female given names by year of birth, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.