Cathal Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Ireland

Cathal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cathal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France71:9,488,960336,266
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Cathal (7,468) may also be a first name.

Cathal Last Name Facts

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

Cathal is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cathal? popularity and diffusion

Cathal is the 4,532,898th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Cathal occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Cathal live; 37 percent live in Western Europe and 37 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Cathal is also the 74,388th most widely held first name globally, held by 7,468 people.

Cathal is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 9,488,960. In France Cathal is mostly concentrated in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 100 percent live. Besides France this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Ireland, where 11 percent live.

Cathal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cathal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cathal last name grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cathall921/
Catal91659/
Cheathal862/
Cattahal861/
Caithale861/
Kathal83508/
Catale83255/
Cataal8372/
Qathal8320/
Cautal8318/
Catall8317/
Castal8312/
Cothal8311/
Cattal8310/
Caital835/
Cathol832/
Catald832/
Catail832/
Cataul831/
Cahtal831/
Kaithal771,149/
Cahatol77742/
Castale77283/
Casteal7786/
Kadthal7741/
Caitaul7727/
Khathal7724/
Kathail7724/
Qaathal7713/
Kauthal779/
Katthal775/
Caitail773/
Castaal773/
Cattail772/
Catalle772/
Qathaal772/
Castald771/
Catheyl771/
Cathold771/
Cashtal771/
Cheatal771/
Kaathal771/
Cataule771/
Catholt771/
Cataldơ771/
Cothaal771/
Kathall771/
Kajthal771/
Cattall770/
Castall770/
Cothall770/
Cotheal770/
Katal733,566/
Cotal73799/
Catol73103/
Qatal7388/
Kauthale71592/
Kathaale7110/
Kaathale717/
Kaithale714/
Kathalhe714/
Catalova714/
Kaithail712/
Kaththal712/
Kathalle711/
Kaitahal711/
Khaithal711/
Castaldt711/
Castalle710/
Khatal6713,471/
Katale679,296/
Kathol67967/
Costal67905/
Kautal67504/
Catoul67404/
Kothal67336/
Coutal67324/
Kattal67250/
Catole67181/
Kaital6757/
Cateil6744/
Kethal6736/
Castol6736/
Kadtal6735/
Qatale6726/
Katall6712/
Cattol6710/
Kaytal679/
Katail677/
Qastal677/
Cotall675/
Qataal674/
Khatthale674/
Qattal673/
Kkatal673/
Kahtal672/
Kataul672/
Khadthale671/
Khaithale671/
Cottal670/
Katalp670/

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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 Cathal
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