Cateau Surname

631,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Cateau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cateau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4191:158,52724,620
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Trinidad and Tobago161:85,2486,095
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Mauritius61:215,5708,537
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Cateau (24) may also be a first name.

Cateau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cateau is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Cateau click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cateau? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 631,297th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 15,056,913 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Cateau live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Cateau is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous forename in the world, held by 24 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 419 people, or 1 in 158,527. In France Cateau is primarily found in: Hauts-de-France, where 29 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 21 percent are found and Centre-Val de Loire, where 12 percent are found. Aside from France this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 5 percent are found and Trinidad and Tobago, where 3 percent are found.

Cateau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cateau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cateau last name rose 143 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cateau Last Name Statistics demography

Cateau earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.86% less than the national average, earning $26,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Catieau9297/
Catheau923/
Catea91417/
Coteau8391/
Couteau772,907/
Catteeu7795/
Cattieu7720/
Cheatea774/
Catia733,401/
Cotea731,315/
Catya73421/
Catiu7347/
Cătea735/
Qatea734/
Câtea731/
Coutieau712/
Castieja711/
Castejou711/
Catoiu67439/
Castia67413/
Catgiu67220/
Katehu67217/
Katjau67130/
Catiad67118/
Kateha6730/
Catiah6724/
Catija6719/
Catias6714/
Kateoa6712/
Qattea6710/
Cathia677/
Cottea674/
Catius674/
Castiu674/
Cautia673/
Catjee673/
Catéus672/
Kateaa672/
Katieu671/
Katiea671/
Catjou671/
Quatea671/
Keatea671/
Coutea671/
Castía671/
Catuyu671/
Catiha671/
Cathya671/
Kateyu671/
Kate'a671/
Cattia670/

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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 Cateau
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