Catu Surname
Approximately 3,806 people bear this surname
Catu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 1,904 | 1:8,447 | 989 |
| Philippines | 1,163 | 1:87,049 | 15,121 |
| India | 165 | 1:4,648,881 | 119,525 |
| Indonesia | 131 | 1:1,009,536 | 73,900 |
| Brazil | 117 | 1:1,829,695 | 59,051 |
| United States | 108 | 1:3,356,101 | 190,802 |
| Romania | 87 | 1:230,780 | 22,248 |
| France | 49 | 1:1,355,566 | 135,191 |
| Taiwan | 21 | 1:1,116,416 | 7,706 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| El Salvador | 5 | 1:1,268,778 | 4,375 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 1:2,007,030 | 6,490 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Catú (12) are calculated separately.
Catu (1,913) may also be a first name.
Catu Demographics
Average Catu Salary in
United States
$40,030 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Catu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Catu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Catu (Hindi: चटु) is more commonly found in Guatemala than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Catú. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Catu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 120,463rd most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,914,752 people. Catu is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Catu are found; 50 percent are found in Central America and 50 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 173,692nd most numerous forename in the world, held by 1,913 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Guatemala, where it is carried by 1,904 people, or 1 in 8,447. In Guatemala it is primarily concentrated in: Chimaltenango Department, where 66 percent are found, Guatemala Department, where 24 percent are found and Sacatepéquez Department, where 7 percent are found. Besides Guatemala this last name exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 31 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.
Catu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Catu has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 10,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Catu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Catu last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.
Catu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.23% less than the national average, earning $40,030 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Catu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Catu in the Hindi language | ||
| चटु | catu | 1.59 |
| चाटू | catu | 1.59 |
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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
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- 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 Catu
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