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

The last name Catalan (Arabic: كتلاني) is found in Chile more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered 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 widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 60,461 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Catalan reside; 34 percent reside in South America and 29 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. Catalan is also the 974,243^rd most prevalent forename in the world. It is borne by 95 people.

It is most prevalent in Chile, where it is held by 29,890 people, or 1 in 589. In Chile Catalan is primarily found in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 50 percent live, Valparaíso Region, where 11 percent live and O'Higgins Region, where 10 percent live. Barring Chile this last name occurs in 86 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 21 percent live and Guatemala, where 14 percent live.

Catalan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Catalan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Catalan last name rose 17,078 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 5,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Catalan Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Catalan last name are 42.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.39% being registered to vote for the 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.