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Around the globe, Katz (Katz , カッツ , Кац , and others...) is a rare gender-neutral given name. The first name Katz is habitual in Israel, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, South Africa, where it is a very rare gender-neutral name, and the United States. In absolute terms, the name is most common in the United States, China, and Philippines. Predominantly, Katz is the last name as well as the forename.
Katz is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Katz Kobayashi , the fictional character from Mobile Suit Gundam; Katz , the character from Courage the Cowardly Dog and Katz , the operatic character in the opera The Postman Always Rings Twice by Stephen Paulus.