Family name Kataja (Kataja 
, Катая 
) , across the world, is quite a rare last name. The cognomen Kataja is characteristic of Northern Europe, particularly Finland, where it is quite a common surname, Estonia, where it is a rare surname, and Sweden. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Finland, India, and the United States. Likewise, Kataja is the forename as well as the last name.
| väinö kataja finnish writer, FI (b. 1867) |
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annamaija kataja Finnish journalist, FI (b. 1930) |
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| kalle kataja FI (b. 1876) |
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| ilmari kataja FI (b. 1891) |
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| martti kataja FI (b. 1909) |
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sampsa kataja Finnish politician, FI (b. 1972) |
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| erkki kataja Finnish pole vaulter (1924-1969), FI (b. 1924) |
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ria kataja Finnish actress, FI (b. 1975) |
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janne kataja Finnish comedian, actor and presenter, FI (b. 1980) |
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| pertti kataja Finnish politician, FI (b. 1942) |
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| jouko kataja Finnish association football player (1953-2018), FI (b. 1953) |
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| markku kataja Finnish physicist, FI (b. 1956) |
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| kari kataja Finnish biathlete, FI (b. 1966) |
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| miia kataja Finnish ice hockey goaltender, FI (b. 1973) |
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| arttu kataja Finnish singer, FI (b. 1979) |
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