Catañy Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Catañy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Catañy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Catany (141) are calculated separately.

Catañy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Catañy occurs more in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Catany. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Catañy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Catañy is the 6,063,924th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Catañy reside; 100 percent reside in South America and 100 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname is most widespread in Argentina, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 4,749,268. In Argentina it is mostly found in: Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 78 percent live, Neuquén Province, where 11 percent live and Río Negro Province, where 11 percent live. Aside from Argentina Catañy is found in one country. It is also common in Uruguay, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Catany94141/
Castañy924/
Catañ911/
Catañgay864/
Cataña83390/
Catañe831/
Castañe77791/
Catayna77413/
Catanoy77178/
Catanay7759/
Castañé7758/
Cataniy7753/
Caitany7748/
Cattany7729/
Chatany778/
Catañez776/
Cataney776/
Castañè771/
Caetany771/
Cathany770/
Catenay770/
Catangay711,257/
Chaitany71329/
Chatanay71129/
Castañez71125/
Castanys7172/
Catonjay7152/
Castanye7120/
Catainay7117/
Castañes7116/
Cathayna7112/
Castañea717/
Castañed717/
Chatonay717/
Castañet715/
Chautany711/
Cahtenay711/
Catanhay711/
Catanjay711/
Castaney711/
Caitanay711/
Chaytany711/
Castainy710/
Catana6717,057/
Catani675,650/
Catană671,786/
Catane671,243/
Catona67439/
Castanyer67279/
Katany6748/
Chatonnay6731/
Cotaña6718/
Chaitanay6717/
Catony676/
Catanä673/
Chaitanny673/
Chaithany673/
Czajtanyi672/
Cotany672/
Castognay671/
Cateny671/
Caitanyha671/
Catoñi671/
Castañead671/

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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 Catañy
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