Catanesse Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Catanesse Surname User-submission:

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

Catanesse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Catanesse Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

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Catanesse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Catanesse is carried by more people in Argentina than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Catanesse.

How Common Is The Last Name Catanesse? popularity and diffusion

The last name Catanesse is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Catanesse live; 90 percent live in South America and 86 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname Catanesse is most widespread in Argentina, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 2,374,634. In Argentina it is primarily concentrated in: Buenos Aires Province, where 67 percent live and Mendoza Province, where 33 percent live. Other than Argentina it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 5 percent live and Belgium, where 5 percent live.

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