Katterns Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Katterns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katterns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Katterns Last Name Facts

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

The last name Katterns occurs most in New Zealand. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Katterns? popularity and diffusion

Katterns is the 2,273,756th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname Katterns is predominantly found in Oceania, where 97 percent of Katterns live; 97 percent live in Australasia and 97 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most frequently occurring in New Zealand, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 102,916. In New Zealand it is primarily concentrated in: Auckland Region, where 45 percent reside, Wellington Region, where 27 percent reside and Canterbury Region, where 14 percent reside. Excluding New Zealand it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 34 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Katterns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Katterns has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Katterns last name fell 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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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
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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 Katterns
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