Cathasaigh Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Cathasaigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cathasaigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Cathasaigh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cathasaigh is found in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cathasaigh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Cathasaigh reside; 88 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in Ireland, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 313,929. In Ireland Cathasaigh is primarily concentrated in: Leinster, where 93 percent reside and Munster, where 7 percent reside. Beside Ireland this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 6 percent reside and China, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gathasih781/
Chatasig781/
Cathas752/
Cathsough740/
Cathias718/
Qathasi712/
Kathasa711/
Gathasi711/
Chhathisah701/
Kathasiy67102/
Chatasik675/
Khathasi674/
Ghathasi673/
Caithusi672/
Khathasa671/
Cathy-Sa671/
Cathaizi671/

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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 Cathasaigh
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