Cattaneo Surname

9,298th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60,996 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Cattaneo Surname User-submission:

The surname Cattaneo means 'captain'. It is of Latin origin.

Cattaneo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy49,5961:1,23344
Argentina5,5211:7,742768
Switzerland1,7101:4,803715
United States1,1561:313,54628,694
France1,1091:59,8948,074
Brazil5621:380,91514,557
Uruguay3191:10,7581,213
Spain1771:264,13616,593
Dominican Republic1541:67,7463,226
England1521:366,56626,048
Paraguay541:134,0142,871
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Peru481:662,16916,012
Chile441:400,37410,831
Mexico391:3,182,72323,538
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Monaco71:5,295668
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
China31:455,773,85521,925
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
San Marino11:33,214932
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Cattáneo (23), Cattanéo (21) & Cattàneo (1) are calculated separately.

Cattaneo (443) may also be a first name.

Cattaneo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Cattaneo means 'captain'. It is of Latin origin.

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Cattaneo Last Name Facts

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

Cattaneo is found most in Italy. It can also occur in the variant forms: Cattáneo, Cattanéo or Cattàneo. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cattaneo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 9,298th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 119,476 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Cattaneo are found; 83 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 83 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 407,208th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 443 people.

This surname is most widely held in Italy, where it is carried by 49,596 people, or 1 in 1,233. In Italy Cattaneo is primarily found in: Lombardy, where 88 percent are found, Piedmont, where 7 percent are found and Liguria, where 2 percent are found. Not including Italy this surname occurs in 72 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 9 percent are found and Switzerland, where 3 percent are found.

Cattaneo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cattaneo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cattaneo last name grew 38,533 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cattaneo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cattaneo surname are 8.57% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.8% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cattaneo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 40.27% more than the national average, earning €42,124 per year; in Peru they earn 53.83% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,819 per year; in South Africa they earn 23.45% less than the national average, earning R 181,908 per year; in United States they earn 16.29% more than the national average, earning $50,178 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.04% more than the national average, earning $53,679 CAD per year.

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