Cartain Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cartain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cartain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:3,095,448105,421
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Cartain Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cartain Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Cartain is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Cartain.

How Common Is The Last Name Cartain? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cartain is the 4,034,050th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. Cartain is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Cartain reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 3,095,448. In England Cartain is mostly found in: Lancashire, where 61 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 22 percent are found and Surrey, where 6 percent are found. Barring England this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Cartain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cartain has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cartain last name fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cartain Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chartain9352/
Scartain931/
Ceartain930/
Cartan921,465/
Cartajina8861/
Cartahina8822/
Cartayina881/
Sartain864,896/
Carthan86552/
Chartan8668/
Cartine8642/
Cartant8642/
Cortain8624/
Cartand867/
Cartanì865/
Ceartan862/
Scartan862/
Carthin861/
Jartain861/
Cartien861/
Cartein860/
Cartoin860/
Courtain80366/
Carthane8049/
Kartatin8042/
Cartojan8028/
Cartahan8014/
Cartasim8010/
Cartiyan807/
Charttan804/
Cartagne803/
Chartine801/
Sarttain801/
Charthan801/
Chartien801/
Cartajon801/
Carthine800/
Carteine800/
Chartein800/
Carrtine800/
Carttand800/
Cortan771,133/
Kartan77567/
Sartan77473/
Cartam77260/
Zartan7716/
Jartan778/
Cartañ771/
Courtaine7521/
Cartanova751/
Carthanne751/
Cortaigne751/
Cartojane751/
Ccartaiñe751/
Chardtien751/
Charthane750/
Ciortan713,556/
Carthen71700/
Karthan71212/
Csortan71206/
Courtaigne71122/
Scortan7151/
Cortine7140/
Kartine7136/
Sarthan7127/
Kartane7126/
Carteyn7119/
Chortan7117/
Kartean7116/
Khartan7115/
Jarthin7115/
Carteen7111/
Kartein7111/
Karthin7111/
Sortain7110/
Qartane7110/
Cartoun718/
Corthan718/
Cartham716/
Courtan715/
Zartine715/
Sartaan713/
Kartijn713/
Cartene712/
Kartaun712/
Karttan711/
Kaurtan711/
Kertain711/
Kartajn711/
Sartuin711/
Cartischin711/
Sarthin711/
Kortain711/
Jardtan711/
Kasrtan711/
Seartan711/
Kartann711/
Kartinh711/
Giartan711/
Coortan710/
Carttam710/
Cortand710/
Courtine671,670/
Courtien67201/
Quertain67155/
Corthine6777/
Karthein6770/
Kartijan6756/
Courtant6749/
Corthing6745/
Courtand6740/
Cortojan6734/
Kartoyan6724/
Corthion6721/
Cartisem6718/
Sartiyan6714/
Sartoian6714/
Kartiyan6710/
Courthan679/
Cartiyem678/
Karteang674/
Cartesen674/
Cartejon673/
Kaartine672/
Kartuyan672/
Karthing671/
Quartann671/
Quartine671/
Charthen671/
Zorthain671/
Chartene671/
Khartane671/
Quarthan671/
Sahrtaan671/
Courtane671/
Courtijn671/
Cortejan671/
Kajrttan671/
Kaurtang671/
Corthean670/
Corthank670/
Carthoun670/
Courtean670/

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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 Cartain
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