Catalano Surname

10,567th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Catalano Surname Definition:

(Italian) One who came from Catalan, in Spain.

Catalano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy30,0911:2,032122
United States13,6001:26,6513,341
Argentina3,2131:13,3031,203
France1,3341:49,7926,497
Australia1,0241:26,3633,589
Brazil7911:270,63810,417
Canada7761:47,4815,790
Belgium4901:23,4633,691
Germany3421:235,39625,969
Ecuador3081:51,6424,795
Switzerland2271:36,1805,242
England2151:259,15420,728
Venezuela1831:165,0504,906
Spain1241:377,03321,044
Uruguay921:37,3024,294
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Chile511:345,4219,676
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Finland121:458,05828,977
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Wales41:773,63329,106
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
China31:455,773,85521,925
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Catalaño (1) are calculated separately.

Catalano (298) may also be a first name.

Catalano Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) One who came from Catalan, in Spain.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Catalano Last Name Facts

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

Catalano occurs in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Catalaño. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Catalano? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,567th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 137,123 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Catalano live; 57 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 57 percent live in Italic Europe. Catalano is also the 510,666th most frequently occurring forename globally, held by 298 people.

It is most frequently used in Italy, where it is borne by 30,091 people, or 1 in 2,032. In Italy it is mostly found in: Sicily, where 39 percent are found, Apulia, where 12 percent are found and Campania, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Italy Catalano occurs in 70 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Argentina, where 6 percent are found.

Catalano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Catalano has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Catalano surname expanded 226,667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Catalano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Catalano last name are 4.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.51% registered with the political party.

The amount Catalano earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 16.64% more than the national average, earning €35,026 per year; in Peru they earn 1084.58% more than the national average, earning S/. 229,630 per year; in South Africa they earn 106.16% more than the national average, earning R 489,924 per year; in United States they earn 16.17% more than the national average, earning $50,128 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.05% more than the national average, earning $59,642 CAD per year.

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