Catambe Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
São Tomé and Príncipe
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Catambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Catambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
São Tomé and Príncipe171:10,437668
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792

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

Catambe Last Name Facts

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

Catambe is found in São Tomé and Príncipe more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Catambé. Click here for further possible spellings of Catambe.

How Common Is The Last Name Catambe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Catambe live; 89 percent live in Central Africa and 89 percent live in Luso-Central Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in São Tomé and Príncipe, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 10,437. In São Tomé and Príncipe it is most prevalent in: São Tomé, where 100 percent live. Beside São Tomé and Príncipe Catambe exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 5 percent live and Cape Verde, where 5 percent live.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Catambe
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