Cat Surname

23,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Cat Surname Definition:

From Catherine.

Cat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt9,0611:10,1461,213
Vietnam4,9641:18,664363
Cambodia2,2731:6,814818
Saudi Arabia9141:33,7594,846
France6921:95,98714,022
United States6631:546,69545,249
Hong Kong5901:12,433351
Mexico5141:241,4916,039
India4481:1,712,20061,807
Moldova4131:8,6231,427
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Italy2551:239,83032,665
England1591:350,42825,285
Canada1081:341,16330,982
China981:13,952,261828
Brazil891:2,405,33073,774
Spain871:537,38026,266
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Australia751:359,94330,133
Germany721:1,118,13174,279
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Belgium491:234,62529,441
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
Thailand441:1,605,417210,847
Uruguay361:95,3279,476
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Austria181:473,08046,251
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Romania161:1,254,86753,509
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Algeria101:3,863,15547,113
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
Libya91:693,7751,982
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
São Tomé and Príncipe61:29,5701,440
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Barbados41:71,8621,737
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Malta41:107,5681,849
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

The alternate forms: Çat (3,708) are calculated separately.

Cat (30,438) may also be a first name.

Cat Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Catherine.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Cat: Although a sign, the name of Catt probably comes from the Low Countries. A Christopher Catt kept a coffee­house at which assembled a club of wits in Queen Anne’s time. The members resolved to be painted by Sir Godfrey Kneller, all of a size, three-quarter length, and this originated the designation of “kit-cat” for the dimension of canvas. There was a famous designer of emblems named Catt, whose book is now much sought after.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Cat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cat (Arabic: كات) is found most frequently in Egypt. It may also occur in the variant forms: Çat. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cat? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cat is the 23,972nd most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 322,915 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 43 percent of Cat reside; 42 percent reside in North Africa and 40 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Cat is also the 27,597th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 30,438 people.

The last name Cat is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 9,061 people, or 1 in 10,146. Without taking into account Egypt this last name is found in 118 countries. It is also common in Vietnam, where 22 percent are found and Cambodia, where 10 percent are found.

Cat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cat has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cat surname increased 1,087 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,590 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cat Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cat last name are 0.29000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.52% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cat earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 352.11% more than the national average, earning S/. 87,642 per year; in Vietnam they earn 15.25% more than the national average, earning 95,010,100 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 7.33% less than the national average, earning $39,987 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.73% less than the national average, earning $49,318 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çat893,708/
Cate8610,351/
Chat866,138/
Catt865,375/
Cast863,306/
Cats86795/
Cath86519/
Caut86306/
Scat86259/
Ciat86220/
Cait86181/
Caat8651/
Ccat8628/
Cajt8617/
Csat8611/
Ceat8610/
Caht865/
Cadt864/
Czat864/
Tcat863/
Catp863/
Cazt863/
Zcat862/
Kcat862/
Hcat862/
Cayt861/
Caët861/
Catd861/
Qcat861/
Cgat861/
Cqat861/
Ca8087,668/
Chate7522,270/
Chatt753,159/
Chait752,873/
Caste751,037/
Caute75911/
Cheat75758/
Catte75732/
Catts75686/
Chaat75396/
Chaut75379/
Caust75290/
Catch75168/
Cayte75134/
Chhat75117/
Chadt7585/
Csath7577/
Chath7570/
Chayt7555/
Cault7536/
Cahut7536/
Caits7527/
Czatt7527/
Cahat7522/
Cauth7520/
Ccate7515/
Caite7515/
Cathe7514/
Tchat7514/
Caudt7513/
Scatt7511/
Tcath7510/
Chajt758/
Ciate758/
Chatd757/
Ccats756/
Cautz755/
Cauët755/
Chaït754/
Cauts753/
Casst753/
Cayts753/
Cgath752/
Caist752/
Cadte752/
Caate752/
Cautt752/
Ceath751/
Casts751/
Catth751/
Cattz751/
Caith751/
Caatz751/
Scadt751/
Zchat751/
Ckait751/
Cathd751/
Cat's751/
Czaut751/
Scayt751/
Castt751/
Caats750/
Caitt750/
Chsat750/
Casth750/
Cai678,207,082/
Sat67127,112/
Cau6741,526/
Jat6741,376/
Kat6734,429/
Cea6727,556/
Cay6720,114/
Cap6719,440/
Coa6713,593/
Cas676,606/
Cot676,300/
Caz673,933/
Chhath672,957/
Chatte672,689/
Zat672,391/
Caj672,213/
Caa672,072/
Cad671,673/
Chathe671,301/
Cah671,119/
Qat67860/
Chatth67147/
Chaute67132/
Tchate67106/
Chaite6773/
Csauth6772/
Caðate6768/
Chaate6751/
Chaitt6744/
Cheath6736/
Chauth6733/
Cca6730/
Cga6720/
Chheat6719/
Caãete6718/
Kca6713/
Chaath6713/
Causth6712/
Causte6712/
Hca6710/
Czaudt679/
Caitte679/
Chhate678/
Gca678/
Cêa678/
Cautte677/
Chaith677/
Cheate676/
Cauthe676/
Céa675/
Caß675/
Qca674/
Cqa673/
Catova672/
Chayte672/
Cautch672/
Côa672/
Ciatte672/
Caí672/
C'A671/
Chaait671/
Casthe671/
Cahtte671/
Caiste671/
Chautt671/
Zchate671/
Scauth671/
Tchait671/
Tchats671/
Tchaat671/
Cìa671/
Caithe671/
Chayht671/
Ccatte671/
Caï671/
Csatth671/
Czaust671/
Cahhyt671/
Chayth671/
Scaith670/
Castte670/
Ckatts670/
Cahast670/
Cautts670/

Cat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cat in the Arabic language
كاتkat-

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