Last name Kateb (Kateb 
, كاتب 
, Катеб 
) , globally, is quite a common cognomen. The surname Kateb is characteristic of Algeria, where it is quite a rare surname, Syria, and Tunisia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Algeria, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. Very seldom, Kateb is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Kateb | Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria, Tunisia, Algeria |
| كاتب | Turkey, Iran |
| Катеб | Ukraine |
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kateb yacine Algerian writer (1929-1989), DZ (b. 1929) |
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reda kateb French actor, FR (b. 1977) |
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| george kateb American writer, US (b. 1931) |
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| mohamed saïd el kateb Tunisian general and diplomat, TN (b. 1935) |
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| kamel kateb (b. 1946) |
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| elhem cheour el kateb Tunisian researcher, TN |
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| kateb reem Ph.D. Concordia University 2019 |
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| kateb al shammary Saudi Arabian lawyer, SA |
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| fatiha kateb researcher |
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| salaheddine kateb Algerian amateur wrestler, DZ (b. 1998) |
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