Katalan Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Katalan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katalan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France481:1,383,807136,859
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Bulgaria191:367,31117,687
Turkey191:4,095,86499,768
India181:42,614,743461,117
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Katalán (2) are calculated separately.

Katalan (49) may also be a first name.

Katalan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Katalan (Hindi: कतलन, Marathi: कातलान, Russian: Каталан) is found in France more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Katalán. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katalan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,185,157th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Katalan are found; 25 percent are found in Western Europe and 24 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,430,306th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 49 people.

This last name is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,383,807. In France Katalan is most prevalent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 25 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 23 percent live and Occitanie, where 23 percent live. Other than France Katalan occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Bulgaria, where 10 percent live.

Katalan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Katalan are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.5% registered with the political party.

Katalan earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.29% less than the national average, earning $30,078 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Katalan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katalan in the Marathi language
कातलानkatalana85.71
कटलानkatalana14.29
Katalan in the Hindi language
कतलनkatalana33.33
कतलणkatalana33.33
कटलनkatalana33.33
Katalan in the Russian language
Каталанkatalan-

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Footnotes

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