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Family name Kattan (Kattan , قطان , Катан ) , throughout the world, is a common surname. The cognomen Kattan is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Syria, where it is quite a common surname, Lebanon, and Jordan. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Western Asia, particularly Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Lebanon. Very seldom, Kattan is the forename as well as the last name.