Catháin Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Catháin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
The alternate forms: Cathain (14) are calculated separately.
Catháin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Catháin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Catháin occurs more in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Cathain. For other possible spellings of Catháin click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Catháin? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Catháin occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Catháin live; 95 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in British Isles.
It is most commonly occurring in Ireland, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 294,309. In Ireland Catháin is most prevalent in: Leinster, where 94 percent reside and Connaught, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Ireland this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 5 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Catháin
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