Catao Surname

168,686th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,561 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Philippines

Catao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Catao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,3951:153,4585,883
Philippines8141:124,37121,347
Colombia1811:263,9455,487
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Mexico281:4,433,07927,489
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Panama61:652,04310,051
England31:18,572,686338,250
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
France11:66,422,722504,397
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Catao (132) may also be a first name.

Catao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Catao is most common in Brazil. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Catao? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 168,686th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,845,586 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Catao reside; 62 percent reside in South America and 54 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 807,735th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 132 people.

It is most common in Brazil, where it is borne by 1,395 people, or 1 in 153,458. In Brazil Catao is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 19 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 15 percent are found and Amazonas, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Brazil it is found in 21 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 32 percent are found and Colombia, where 7 percent are found.

Catao Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Catao are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Catao earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 35.54% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,496 per year and in United States they earn 50.17% more than the national average, earning $64,797 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Castao911,757/
Chatao9150/
Cataos9147/
Cataðo9113/
Caetao918/
Caitao912/
Chataou83139/
Castaðo83133/
Castaos8384/
Cataoid837/
Catahoy834/
Tchatao833/
Castaho833/
Castaoz831/
Chaytao831/
Chathao831/
Chataoh831/
Chaitao831/
Caistao831/
Caethao831/
Castaáo831/
Chattao831/
Castaod831/
Katao80563/
Qatao80462/
Zatao80152/
Cotao80151/
Catoa802/
Tchataou7710/
Chaithao777/
Chatthao772/
Castaðos771/
Chattaoi771/
Kataho73520/
Zataou73120/
Kataou7398/
Kaitao7346/
Khatao7331/
Kaztao7312/
Chotao7311/
Kataoo7310/
Kautao739/
Chatoa735/
Catooa734/
Zaitao732/
Kataod732/
Cataua732/
Kathao732/
Castoa731/
Kahtao731/
Kaatao731/
Qataeo731/
Zattao731/
Catoïo731/
Zataho731/
Zeatao731/
Kastao731/
Chatoua6726/
Kataouh6715/
Chatooa6714/
Chootao676/
Kataaho676/
Katahoi674/
Zattaou672/
Kataoup671/
Catteua671/
Kaataho671/
Kaitaou671/
Khattao671/
Katahao671/
Kataoha671/
Kattaou671/
Cotayio671/
Kataois671/

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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 Catao
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