Catur Surname

184,388th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Moldova

Catur Surname User-submission:

An Armenian surname, exclusive to the diaspora east of Armenia - particularly Iran and India. It is an Anglicisation of the forename, Tsatur, which means 'gave'. It may be a shorter version of the name, Astvatsatur or Astwachater, which means 'God gave'.

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Catur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,8101:73,0667,850
India3671:2,090,09670,731
Chile511:345,4219,676
Moldova491:72,6819,595
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Çatur (21) & Catür (1) are calculated separately.

Catur (61,804) may also be a first name.

Catur Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An Armenian surname, exclusive to the diaspora east of Armenia - particularly Iran and India. It is an Anglicisation of the forename, Tsatur, which means 'gave'. It may be a shorter version of the name, Astvatsatur or Astwachater, which means 'God gave'. The Armenian version of the surname is Tsaturyan or Caturyan.

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Catur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Catur (Hindi: चतूरा) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Çatur or Catür. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Catur? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 184,388th most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,167,121 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Catur live; 79 percent live in Southeast Asia and 79 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Catur is also the 15,490th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 61,804 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,810 people, or 1 in 73,066. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: East Java, where 22 percent reside, Jakarta, where 19 percent reside and Central Java, where 16 percent reside. Not including Indonesia Catur exists in 17 countries. It is also common in India, where 16 percent reside and Chile, where 2 percent reside.

Catur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Catur has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Catur surname contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çatur9321/
Catür931/
Chatur917,581/
Caştur91203/
Caturd91124/
Catour9175/
Cature9123/
Caturp9110/
Cattur918/
Cahtur912/
Cathur911/
Caitur911/
Cataur910/
Chature83523/
Chateur83504/
Casteur83379/
Chajtur83339/
Chautur8335/
Chataur8334/
Chattur8331/
Chathur8320/
Chatour8319/
Cauture8313/
Chaatur835/
Chatuir834/
Caustur833/
Chhatur832/
Cattour832/
Cautour832/
Catoure831/
Chaturr831/
Scaturr831/
Catuire831/
Cauthur830/
Castour830/
Cateure830/
Satur804,372/
Cator803,223/
Katur80453/
Cotur8056/
Jatur8050/
Zatur8016/
Qatur802/
Caturova7756/
Chahtour7718/
Causteur773/
Chhature772/
Chathure771/
Chattour771/
Chaitour771/
Cathaurt770/
Kature732,968/
Sattur73909/
Khatur73624/
Caitor73438/
Coştur73268/
Caytor73176/
Coture73124/
Coteur7394/
Kattur7386/
Jature7385/
Kathur7385/
Sathur7370/
Catoor7367/
Sataur7357/
Tjatur7352/
Jatour7332/
Jattur7331/
Costur7324/
Katour7318/
Cathor7314/
Chotur7313/
Sahtur7312/
Katurd738/
Jastur737/
Coutur737/
Jathur737/
Cattor736/
Kaitur735/
Sautur735/
Tsatur734/
Kataur734/
Katgur734/
Zatour734/
Zateur734/
Sateur734/
Cotour734/
Kaatur733/
Keatur733/
Zaytur733/
Cottur732/
Cajtor732/
Kaytur731/
Katurr731/
Kautur731/
Qastur731/
Saitur731/
Jataur731/
Coztur731/
Czator731/
Qatour731/
Sajtur731/
Zathur731/
Kajtur731/
Caator730/
Catoer730/
Cheathure711/
Tchatoure711/
Cauchteur711/
Couture6740,704/
Kathure6721,883/
Sattaur67915/
Cattoor67906/
Sauteur67594/
Chatoor67289/
Costeur67182/
Katahur67163/
Zaatour67143/
Zaitour67138/
Cotture67113/
Cottour6762/
Khatour6732/
Katture6728/
Sattour6726/
Jattour6722/
Katoure6720/
Saitour6716/
Saytour6716/
Kattour6713/
Couteur6712/
Kataure6712/
Cathoor6712/
Jathure6710/
Khathur676/
Kathour676/
Coutour675/
Katuure675/
Khature674/
Kaature674/
Choutur674/
Quathur673/
Qattour673/
Satteur672/
Kaytour672/
Khataur672/
Coturre672/
Kathuur671/
Kauttur671/
Kauture671/
Kathaur671/
Kadture671/
Khattur671/
Saathur671/
Sauthur671/
Sathaur671/
Satthur671/
Ceiteur671/
Jasture671/
Cotoure671/
Ziatour671/
Keatour671/
Zâatour671/
Qaytour671/
Jahtour671/
Katuire671/
Kasturt671/
Quatour671/
Qahtour671/
Costure671/
Zaiteur671/
Sajtour671/
Dcoteur671/
Cauthor670/
Coiture670/

Catur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Catur in the Hindi language
चतूराcatura50
चातुरcatura25
चतु्रcatura25

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