Kataja (surname)

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'''Kataja''' is a [[Finns|Finnish]] surname, meaning "[[juniper]]".

==Geographical distribution==
As of 2014, 79.0% of all known bearers of the surname ''Kataja'' were residents of [[Finland]] (frequency 1:3,530), 9.2% of [[India]] (1:4,214,645), 4.7% of the [[United States]] (1:3,884,422), 2.1% of [[Sweden]] (1:234,447) and 1.9% of [[Estonia]] (1:34,781).

In [[Finland]], the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:3,530) in the following regions:<ref name="kataja2014">[http://bit.ly/2AoUzDX Kataja surname distribution]</ref>
* 1. [[South Ostrobothnia]] (1:1,111)
* 2. [[Satakunta]] (1:1,750)
* 3. [[Tavastia Proper]] (1:2,388)
* 4. [[Southwest Finland]] (1:2,668)
* 5. [[Uusimaa]] (1:2,676)
* 6. [[Pirkanmaa]] (1:2,702)
* 7. [[Päijänne Tavastia]] (1:2,867)

==People==
*[[Erkki Kataja]] (1924–1969), Finnish pole vaulter
*[[Janne Kataja]] (born 1980), Finnish comedian, actor and tv-host
*[[Jouko Kataja]] (1953–2018), Finnish footballer
*[[Ria Kataja]] (born 1975), Finnish actress

==References==


[[Category:Finnish-language surnames]]
[[Category:Surnames of Finnish origin]]

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