Caratu Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Caratu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 66 | 1:926,616 | 67,608 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Caratù (7) & Caratú (2) are calculated separately.
Caratu (44) may also be a first name.
Caratu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Caratu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Caratu is held by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Caratù or Caratú. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Caratu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,839,022nd most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Caratu are found; 66 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 65 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 44 people.
The last name is most widely held in Italy, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 926,616. In Italy it is mostly found in: Apulia, where 95 percent live, Lombardy, where 3 percent live and Lazio, where 2 percent live. Apart from Italy this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 23 percent live and Brazil, where 8 percent live.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Caratu
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