Where Does The Last Name Catalan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Catalan (Arabic: كتلاني) occurs in Chile more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Catalán, Catalàn, Catálan or Cătălan. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Catalan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 4,679^th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 60,461 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Catalan reside; 34 percent reside in South America and 29 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 974,243^rd most numerous first name globally, held by 95 people.

Catalan is most frequently occurring in Chile, where it is borne by 29,890 people, or 1 in 589. In Chile it is primarily found in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 50 percent are found, Valparaíso Region, where 11 percent are found and O'Higgins Region, where 10 percent are found. Not including Chile this surname is found in 86 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 21 percent are found and Guatemala, where 14 percent are found.

Catalan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Catalan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 17,078 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 5,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Catalan Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Catalan surname are 42.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.39% registered with the political party.

The amount Catalan earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 10.74% less than the national average, earning 308,911 kr per year; in Peru they earn 7.29% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,971 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.94% less than the national average, earning $17,494,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.06% less than the national average, earning $35,789 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.51% less than the national average, earning $44,960 CAD per year.