Catangiu Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Catangiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Catangiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1571:127,88513,987
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Catangiu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Catangiu is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Catangiu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Catangiu is the 1,385,851st most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Catangiu live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 99 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 127,885. In Romania Catangiu is primarily found in: Dâmbovița County, where 95 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 3 percent reside and Ilfov County, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Romania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Denmark, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cataniu939/
Catanoiu88893/
Castanius8210/
Castagnius781/
Catagnus75219/
Catansus75156/
Castagnu751/
Castagnou7123/
Castagnau7118/
Kastanius7114/
Costanius711/
Catanho671,004/
Katanyu67802/
Castagnous6735/
Castaignau6717/
Katanhu671/
Katansu671/
Satansu671/
Kathanzu63340/
Cătănoiu63325/
Katanyou638/
Katansus635/
Kaithongoiu631/
Kathanju631/
Cătonoiu631/
Katansou631/
Katanoyu631/
Kattanchu593/
Casteignau56189/
Cottagnoud56124/
Catonho53228/
Katonyu531/
Kotansu531/
Katõnsus501/

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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
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  • 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 Catangiu
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