Catema Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Catema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Catema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Catema (28) may also be a first name.

Catema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Catema occurs most in Angola. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Catema? popularity and diffusion

The last name Catema is the 3,485,539th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. Catema occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Catema reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. Catema is also the 1,994,417th most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 28 people.

The surname Catema is most frequently held in Angola, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 1,079,569. Barring Angola this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 3 percent are found and Benin, where 3 percent are found.

Catema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Catema has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chatema92272/
Cataema923/
Catiema923/
Scatema922/
Chathema861/
Cautaema861/
Katema8313,046/
Catama831,158/
Catima83139/
Satema83131/
Qatema839/
Jatema838/
Catoma835/
Cotema834/
Catemo834/
Tcheatema800/
Chatima771,042/
Catimay77411/
Sattema77210/
Kathema77100/
Khatema7789/
Satemma7782/
Costema7742/
Satemah7727/
Katemma7719/
Catemis7714/
Catimah7712/
Kateema7712/
Castemo777/
Kaatema776/
Catamay775/
Sathema774/
Caetama774/
Kateama773/
Catimaa773/
Satemaa773/
Catamai772/
Katemai772/
Castima772/
Katemah772/
Kattema772/
Katiema772/
Djatema772/
Saitema771/
Chotema771/
Jaatema771/
Kataema771/
Kaitema771/
Qastema771/
Giatema771/
Caitoma771/
Caytoma771/
Catayma771/
Cathima771/
Cattama771/
Catuima771/
Catamaa771/
Cathama771/
Chaiteemaa751/
Sattemma712,762/
Sathemma71403/
Chathima71368/
Cathemer7132/
Katemmad7126/
Kastemaa7123/
Zeatemah7122/
Kattemma718/
Chotemma714/
Katemmat714/
Katetmai714/
Chaitima714/
Tchatima713/
Chautima712/
Khathema712/
Kattemaa711/
Kathemma711/
Kaatemma711/
Satheema711/
Catimath711/
Kattaema711/
Khatemah711/
Zatiemah711/
Tchatemi711/
Cattamma711/
Katemash711/
Khateema711/
Cattemer710/
Ketema67138,477/
Kateme675,895/
Katemi675,449/
Katama675,098/
Katoma672,333/
Katemo671,977/
Katima671,797/
Catamo67880/
Satima67464/
Zatima67213/
Jatima67115/
Kotema67114/
Catimo67113/
Satemo6761/
Cattimath6758/
Chaithima6735/
Sotema6723/
Satthemma6718/
Cotama6711/
Catime677/
Qatima675/
Satheamma674/
Cotima674/
Chottemma673/
Satheemma673/
Kattemath673/
Sathemmaa671/
Sathhemma671/
Caithemer671/
Cotoma671/
Dsattemma671/
Katyma671/
Jotema671/
Choteimay671/
Catomo671/
Cataahama671/
Qatama671/

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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 Catema
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