Catigan Surname

230,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,752 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Catigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Catigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,7181:58,9289,918
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Northern Mariana Islands111:4,962486
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Catigan (11) may also be a first name.

Catigan Last Name Facts

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

Catigan occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Catigan.

How Common Is The Last Name Catigan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Catigan is the 230,851st most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,159,558 people. The last name Catigan is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Catigan live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 97 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Catigan is also the 3,487,849th most widespread forename worldwide, borne by 11 people.

The surname is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,718 people, or 1 in 58,928. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Western Visayas, where 22 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 21 percent reside and Davao Region, where 20 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Northern Mariana Islands, where 1 percent reside.

Catigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Catigan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Catigan last name rose 243 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Catigan Last Name Statistics demography

Catigan earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.89% more than the national average, earning $54,750 USD per year.

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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 Catigan
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