Catagan Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Catagan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Catagan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines931:1,088,58389,772
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Catagan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Catagan has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Catagan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,666,404th most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname Catagan is mostly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Catagan are found; 78 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 78 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

Catagan is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 1,088,583. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 49 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 48 percent are found and Bicol, where 1 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Catagan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Catagan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Catagan surname expanded 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Catagan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Catagan surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Catagan earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.04% less than the national average, earning $30,617 USD per year.

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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 Catagan
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