Catún Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Catún Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Catún Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala131:1,237,1285,444
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Catun (2,422) & Cătun (32) are calculated separately.

Catún Last Name Facts

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

The last name Catún is carried by more people in Guatemala than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Catun or Cătun. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Catún? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,213,395th most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Catún occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Catún reside; 93 percent reside in Central America and 93 percent reside in Hispano-Central America.

It is most frequently held in Guatemala, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 1,237,128. In Guatemala it is mostly found in: Guatemala Department, where 69 percent are found. Other than Guatemala it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Catun932,422/
Cătun8732/
Caton8014,954/
Catón8022/
Cayton734,175/
Catton733,816/
Cauton73572/
Chatun73440/
Catoen73209/
Ceaton7355/
Catunc7348/
Caiton7335/
Cathon7332/
Castun738/
Catune735/
Cuitún733/
Cautun733/
Catung733/
Cattun732/
Catuin732/
Catoun732/
Cahton731/
Ciaton731/
Caetun731/
Cattoen67618/
Cauthon67555/
Chaitun67347/
Chattun67276/
Chaatun6791/
Chatoon6753/
Caitung674/
Cheatun674/
Chatoun672/
Ciayton672/
Cataune672/
Caithon671/
Chhatun671/
Cathoun671/
Cahaton671/
Catoune671/
Cathund671/
Cathonn670/
Chataun670/
Cautton670/
Cathoon670/
Caayton670/

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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 Catún
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