Catanese Surname

75,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Monaco

Catanese Surname User-submission:

Thought to be based on Catania in Sicily. People of that region were called Catanese (sp).

Catanese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy3,1831:19,2143,304
United States2,3171:156,43515,996
France4251:156,28924,249
Argentina2211:193,40916,090
Switzerland1001:82,1299,360
Australia711:380,22131,281
Venezuela631:479,4309,304
Uruguay341:100,9349,883
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
England191:2,932,529101,561
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

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

Catanese (22) may also be a first name.

Catanese Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Thought to be based on Catania in Sicily. People of that region were called Catanese (sp).

- xxxiii_dharma

Catanese Last Name Facts

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

Catanese has its highest incidence in Italy. It can appear as a variant: Catanése. Click here for other potential spellings of Catanese.

How Common Is The Last Name Catanese? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 75,423rd most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,119,783 people. Catanese is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Catanese reside; 49 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 49 percent reside in Italic Europe. Catanese is also the 2,301,746th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 22 people.

It is most prevalent in Italy, where it is carried by 3,183 people, or 1 in 19,214. In Italy it is primarily concentrated in: Sicily, where 66 percent reside, Apulia, where 7 percent reside and Calabria, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Italy it exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent reside and France, where 7 percent reside.

Catanese Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Catanese surname are 7.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.76% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Catanese earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 18.18% less than the national average, earning €24,570 per year and in United States they earn 13.13% more than the national average, earning $48,815 USD per year.

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