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Around the globe, Kater (Kater , 凯特 , Cutter ) is quite a rare unisex given name. The given name Kater is characteristic of Syria, where it is quite a rare mostly feminine, but infrequently boy's name, Algeria, and Tunisia, where it is a rare female name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in China, Algeria, and Nigeria. More prevalently, Kater is the last name as well as the forename.
Kater is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Kate Kane , the DC Comics character, The Flash; Kate Beckett , the fictional character in the crime series Castle; Kater , the operatic character in the opera The Adventures of Pinocchio; Kate Walker , the lead protagonist in the Syberia series of games, Syberia III and Caitlin Fairchild , the fictional comic book superhero, and in many other works.