Cathleen Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Cathleen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Cathleen (49,132) may also be a first name.
Cathleen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cathleen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cathleen is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Cathleen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Cathleen occurs mostly in Oceania, where 56 percent of Cathleen are found; 56 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 56 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 18,779th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 49,132 people.
Cathleen is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Bougainville, where 78 percent are found, Manus, where 11 percent are found and Morobe, where 11 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 13 percent are found and China, where 6 percent are found.
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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 Cathleen
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