Catafau Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Catafau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 28 | 1:629,160 | 15,000 |
| Spain | 22 | 1:2,125,093 | 54,547 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Catafau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Catafau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Catafau occurs more in Chile more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Catafau? popularity and diffusion
The surname Catafau is the 2,460,878th most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. Catafau occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Catafau are found; 57 percent are found in South America and 57 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.
It is most frequently occurring in Chile, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 629,160. In Chile it is primarily concentrated in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 32 percent reside, O'Higgins Region, where 29 percent reside and Araucanía Region, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Chile it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 36 percent reside and Argentina, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cataffa | 86 | 29 | / |
| Catafay | 86 | 2 | / |
| Katafa | 77 | 71 | / |
| Satafa | 77 | 60 | / |
| Katafu | 77 | 45 | / |
| Jatafa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Qatafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cataffo | 71 | 337 | / |
| Katafaj | 71 | 60 | / |
| Katafay | 71 | 40 | / |
| Qatafah | 71 | 12 | / |
| Katafat | 71 | 6 | / |
| Katafai | 71 | 6 | / |
| Katafea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cattafo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Satafou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qatafat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kataifa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Katatfa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Satafai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Katafut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chatapha | 67 | 189 | / |
| Katafuji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Katafaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katafayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saytaïfa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Catafau
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