Catania Surname
Approximately 25,074 people bear this surname
Catania Surname User-submission:
Catania is an Italian surname, originating from 1492, when Spain controlled the territories of Southern Italy and Sicily. When Sicilian Jews converted to Catholicism to have a chance to stay in their homes, they picked up their surname from the city they lived in, or the job they were practicing.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 14,265 | 1:4,287 | 443 |
| United States | 4,730 | 1:76,630 | 8,777 |
| Argentina | 2,119 | 1:20,172 | 1,706 |
| France | 928 | 1:71,576 | 9,987 |
| Malta | 710 | 1:606 | 93 |
| Australia | 510 | 1:52,933 | 6,534 |
| Canada | 408 | 1:90,308 | 9,928 |
| Algeria | 290 | 1:133,212 | 18,129 |
| Germany | 219 | 1:367,605 | 35,039 |
| England | 194 | 1:287,206 | 22,180 |
| Switzerland | 137 | 1:59,948 | 7,487 |
| Brazil | 109 | 1:1,963,985 | 62,590 |
| Belgium | 99 | 1:116,128 | 17,169 |
| Spain | 76 | 1:615,158 | 28,427 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Gibraltar | 44 | 1:772 | 126 |
| Uruguay | 43 | 1:79,808 | 8,179 |
| Venezuela | 28 | 1:1,078,717 | 15,964 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 1:682,867 | 5,051 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1:1,809,186 | 12,346 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Catañia (1) are calculated separately.
Catania (261) may also be a first name.
Catania Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Catania is an Italian surname, originating from 1492, when Spain controlled the territories of Southern Italy and Sicily. When Sicilian Jews converted to Catholicism to have a chance to stay in their homes, they picked up their surname from the city they lived in, or the job they were practicing. Catania being a city.
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Catania Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Catania Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Catania (Arabic: كتانيا) has its highest incidence in Italy. It may occur as: Catañia. For other potential spellings of Catania click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Catania? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 21,707th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 290,642 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Catania live; 60 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 60 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 550,922nd most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 261 people.
The surname Catania is most widely held in Italy, where it is held by 14,265 people, or 1 in 4,287. In Italy it is most numerous in: Sicily, where 69 percent reside, Lombardy, where 9 percent reside and Lazio, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Italy this surname occurs in 54 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Argentina, where 8 percent reside.
Catania Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Catania has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 59,125 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Catania Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Catania are 5.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.82% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Catania earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 10.75% more than the national average, earning €33,257 per year; in South Africa they earn 307.01% more than the national average, earning R 967,212 per year; in United States they earn 12.02% more than the national average, earning $48,336 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.48% more than the national average, earning $61,846 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Catania Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Catania in the Arabic language | ||
| كتانيا | ktanya | - |
| تاتانيا | tatanya | - |
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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
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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 Catania
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