Katachanas Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Katachanas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katachanas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece931:119,13820,020
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Katachanas Last Name Facts

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

Katachanas has its highest incidence in Greece. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Katachanas.

How Common Is The Last Name Katachanas? popularity and diffusion

Katachanas is the 1,918,812th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Katachanas are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

The last name Katachanas is most prevalent in Greece, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 119,138. In Greece it is primarily found in: Attica, where 56 percent are found, North Aegean, where 39 percent are found and Peloponnese, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Greece Katachanas is found in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Catachanas9011/
Katachanis901/
Katucans782/
Katochianos7669/
Kotaganasi701/
Khatikanas701/
Ktcns672/
Kadagans672/
Katakins671/

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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 Katachanas
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