Cataña Surname

739,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Cataña Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cataña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador3751:42,4164,399
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

The alternate forms: Catana (17,057), Catană (1,786), Çatana (150), Cătana (4), Catanä (3) & Cătană (827) are calculated separately.

Cataña Last Name Facts

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

Cataña has its highest incidence in Ecuador. It can occur in the variant forms: Catana, Catană, Çatana, Cătana, Catanä or Cătană. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cataña? popularity and diffusion

Cataña is the 739,868th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 18,686,015 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Cataña reside; 98 percent reside in South America and 96 percent reside in Andean South America.

The last name Cataña is most frequently used in Ecuador, where it is held by 375 people, or 1 in 42,416. In Ecuador it is most prevalent in: Pichincha Province, where 69 percent reside, Chimborazo Province, where 21 percent reside and Cañar Province, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Ecuador this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 2 percent reside and The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.

Cataña Last Name Statistics demography

Cataña earn notably more than the average income. In Colombia they earn 18.94% more than the national average, earning $27,002,000 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Catana9417,057/
Catañas921/
Catañia921/
Catañ911/
Catană891,786/
Çatana89150/
Cătana894/
Catanä893/
Castañia8610/
Castañea867/
Castañaz865/
Catañgay864/
Cataño8321,713/
Cătană83827/
Cotaña8318/
Catañy8310/
Catañe831/
Castañead801/
Catania7725,074/
Catanha774,230/
Castañe77791/
Cataina77447/
Catayna77413/
Caetana77373/
Catanas77309/
Cattana77280/
Catanea77262/
Castana77241/
Catagna77206/
Catanga77157/
Kastaña7793/
Caitana7776/
Catanay7759/
Castañé7758/
Cotañas7712/
Cataños779/
Costaña779/
Chatana776/
Catañez776/
Catanna775/
Castañy774/
Cathana772/
Csataño772/
Catanya771/
Catanai771/
Kcatana771/
Caataño771/
Catanaz771/
Catanèa771/
Catañeo771/
Catañho771/
Cattaño771/
Castañè771/
Castañó771/
Cateana771/
Castagna7121,697/
Catangay711,257/
Chatanga71689/
Catanach71608/
Castania71438/
Chhatana71142/
Chatanay71129/
Castañez71125/
Cattania71124/
Costañas71114/
Castanas7170/
Catahina7168/
Cattanea7159/
Chatanna7144/
Catagnia7144/
Caitanya7123/
Chatanai7122/
Catainay7117/
Chaitana7116/
Castañes7116/
Cathayna7112/
Castanea7111/
Castanja7111/
Chathana717/
Castañed717/
Castanaz716/
Castañet715/
Chattana715/
Castanna714/
Catanath713/
Catanhia713/
Castañio713/
Castañoz712/
Caetanea712/
Caiteana712/
Castayna711/
Catahano711/
Catainia711/
Catanaia711/
Catannia711/
Cathania711/
Caitanay711/
Chataani711/
Chatanha711/
Caetaano711/
Castamha711/
Tchatana711/
Catanhay711/
Catanias711/
Catanjay711/
Catanyas711/
Cattagna711/
Castanìa711/
Castanño711/
Castañot711/
Castañño711/
Casteaño711/
Scateana711/
Caitania711/
Castanau711/
Katana6761,760/
Catena6710,594/
Catani675,650/
Catano673,503/
Cattanach672,500/
Satana671,717/
Catane671,243/
Qatana671,236/
Jatana67583/
Catona67439/
Cotana67268/
Castanhas67208/
Catany67141/
Castanias6746/
Cateño6743/
Castagnau6718/
Chaitanay6717/
Chaithana6712/
Castaigna6710/
Castaneea679/
Castagnas678/
Cotaño676/
Chaitanna673/
Castañios673/
Caitahina672/
Catanoaia672/
Castaugna671/
Casteagna671/
Cathaunat671/
Caitanyha671/
Chataunga671/
Zatana671/
Castangna671/
Kataño671/
Catoñi671/
Catoño671/
Cattaneau671/
Castanyas671/
Castañous671/
Castanhau671/
Cattanash670/

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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 Cataña
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