Catay Surname
Approximately 841 people bear this surname
Catay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 451 | 1:70,475 | 5,209 |
| Philippines | 222 | 1:456,028 | 55,600 |
| Argentina | 56 | 1:763,275 | 51,263 |
| India | 46 | 1:16,675,334 | 263,471 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Çatay (133) are calculated separately.
Catay (81) may also be a first name.
Catay Demographics
Average Catay Salary in
United States
$28,417 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Catay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Catay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Catay (Hindi: चाटया) is more frequently found in Peru than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Çatay. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Catay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Catay is the 414,183rd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,665,334 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Catay are found; 62 percent are found in South America and 54 percent are found in Andean South America. Catay is also the 1,068,082nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 81 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Peru, where it is borne by 451 people, or 1 in 70,475. In Peru Catay is primarily found in: Lima Province, where 41 percent live, Junín Region, where 28 percent live and Huancavelica Region, where 27 percent live. Barring Peru it exists in 21 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 26 percent live and Argentina, where 7 percent live.
Catay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Catay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Catay last name declined 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Catay Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Catay earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 10.25% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,399 per year and in United States they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning $28,417 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Catay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Catay in the Hindi language | ||
| चाटया | cataya | 85.71 |
| चतय | cataya | 7.14 |
| चट़या | cataya | 7.14 |
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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 Catay
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