Catholic Surname

333,448th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Catholic Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Catholic Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria1,0221:18,8861,411
Canada541:682,32655,162
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
India121:63,922,115578,870
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Catholic (150) may also be a first name.

Catholic Last Name Facts

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

The last name Catholic is most common in Syria. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Catholic? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 333,448th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 6,577,208 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Catholic are found; 92 percent are found in West Asia and 92 percent are found in Levant. Catholic is also the 752,187th most widely held first name globally, borne by 150 people.

The last name is most common in Syria, where it is borne by 1,022 people, or 1 in 18,886. In Syria it is most frequent in: Rif Dimashq Governorate, where 100 percent reside and Homs Governorate, where 0 percent reside. Besides Syria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Catholic Last Name Statistics demography

Catholic earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 25.09% less than the national average, earning $37,218 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cathoulic942/
Cathollic941/
Catolic9341/
Cathulic881/
Cathalic880/
Catalic8026/
Catulic8012/
Katolic808/
Catolik801/
Catolig801/
Catholique7867/
Chatalic75141/
Katolick7511/
Katholik755/
Catolish750/
Cathalis750/
Khatholik715/
Katolik67791/
Catalig67521/
Katulic6752/
Satalic6747/
Katolić6714/
Catalis674/
Catoles671/

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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 Catholic
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