Katrín Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Katrín Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katrín Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Katrin (862) are calculated separately.

Katrín (1,388) may also be a first name.

Katrín Last Name Facts

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

Katrín is carried by more people in Iceland than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Katrin. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katrín? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Katrín are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in Scandinavia. Katrín is also the 210,043rd most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 1,388 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Iceland, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 190,045. In Iceland it is primarily concentrated in: Capital Region, where 50 percent live and Southern Peninsula, where 50 percent live. Barring Iceland Katrín is found in one country. It also occurs in Spain, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katrin94862/
Katrn911/
Katryn83103/
Katren8319/
Khatrn838/
Katrén834/
Catrín831/
Kathrn831/
Kathryn77927/
Katrina77804/
Kathrin77119/
Katrien7780/
Kathren7750/
Katryna7731/
Khatrin7727/
Kastren7719/
Kastrén7717/
Kattrin7714/
Katreen776/
Katrijn775/
Katryng773/
Katrion771/
Khaitrn771/
Quatrín771/
Kaitrin771/
Katrenc771/
Khautrn771/
Khatryn771/
Kotrn733/
Kathreen7128/
Kaithern7117/
Kathrina7114/
Kathrien7112/
Kaithrin7110/
Katrinck719/
Kattrina715/
Khatreen713/
Kathryna712/
Kastring712/
Kathrinn711/
Kaitring711/
Kaiteren711/
Khatruun711/
Kaathryn711/
Kaithryn711/
Keathren711/
Kautrina711/
Kattrien711/
Katthryn711/
Khatrina710/
Catrin671,223/
Katrenova67106/
Catren6751/
Katrenová6738/
Kotren6737/
Katrinova6723/
Kotrin6718/
Katringue6710/
Castrn679/
Qatrin676/
Kaithreen673/
Katrinque673/
Khahtreen671/
Khaiteryn671/
Cattrn671/
Khathreen671/
Catryn670/

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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 Katrín
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