Catcatan Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Catcatan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Catcatan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2581:392,39650,646
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Catcatan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Catcatan is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Catcatan? popularity and diffusion

Catcatan is the 980,795th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 27,709,300 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Catcatan are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 97 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 258 people, or 1 in 392,396. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Ilocos, where 47 percent are found, Davao Region, where 25 percent are found and Soccsksargen, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 2 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cacatan932/
Cacatain884/
Cacaitan883/
Cajatan8022/
Cakatan8014/
Casatan801/
Chaichatan788/
Casautan7561/
Cajathan752/
Kascatan751/
Katkatan751/
Cadjatan751/
Cajatant751/
Khatchathan741/
Cachatone711/
Cocotan67107/
Cokatan6731/
Kasatan6715/
Kakatan676/
Jasatan674/
Cajotan672/
Cajaton672/
Qazatan671/
Jazatan671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Catcatan
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