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

Catagan occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Catagan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,666,404th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname Catagan occurs predominantly 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.

This surname is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 1,088,583. In The Philippines it is most common in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 49 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 48 percent reside and Bicol, where 1 percent reside. Apart from The Philippines it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Catagan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Catagan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Catagan last name expanded 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Catagan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Catagan last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national 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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