Casas Surname
Approximately 205,491 people bear this surname
Casas Surname Definition:
From the latin "casa" - house.
Found in Catalonia. Derived from latin "caseus," in Spanish "casco," a form of "cuajada" - curd of milk.
Comes from the latin and refers to huts or cabins.
An Andalusian name descendant from don Guillen, Viscount of Limoges who came to Spain for the conquest of Séville.
Read More About This SurnameCasas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 49,937 | 1:2,486 | 362 |
| Spain | 33,217 | 1:1,407 | 151 |
| Colombia | 24,643 | 1:1,939 | 386 |
| Philippines | 20,927 | 1:4,838 | 389 |
| Argentina | 20,058 | 1:2,131 | 277 |
| United States | 18,350 | 1:19,753 | 2,487 |
| Peru | 17,215 | 1:1,846 | 307 |
| Cuba | 5,628 | 1:2,047 | 307 |
| Bolivia | 2,669 | 1:3,978 | 603 |
| Chile | 2,268 | 1:7,767 | 776 |
| Brazil | 1,975 | 1:108,392 | 4,084 |
| Venezuela | 1,540 | 1:19,613 | 1,435 |
| Uruguay | 1,520 | 1:2,258 | 265 |
| France | 1,451 | 1:45,777 | 5,865 |
| Panama | 925 | 1:4,229 | 508 |
| Saudi Arabia | 437 | 1:70,608 | 10,708 |
| Portugal | 349 | 1:29,852 | 1,897 |
| Ecuador | 333 | 1:47,765 | 4,633 |
| Dominican Republic | 247 | 1:42,239 | 2,243 |
| Israel | 188 | 1:45,519 | 6,107 |
| Canada | 186 | 1:198,095 | 19,415 |
| Andorra | 161 | 1:521 | 76 |
| Switzerland | 118 | 1:69,601 | 8,338 |
| England | 116 | 1:480,328 | 31,110 |
| Guatemala | 106 | 1:151,723 | 3,409 |
| Germany | 101 | 1:797,084 | 58,657 |
| Australia | 84 | 1:321,377 | 27,634 |
| Belgium | 81 | 1:141,934 | 20,189 |
| Paraguay | 67 | 1:108,011 | 2,466 |
| Costa Rica | 58 | 1:82,415 | 1,518 |
| Italy | 58 | 1:1,054,426 | 71,176 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Puerto Rico | 43 | 1:82,561 | 1,470 |
| Romania | 36 | 1:557,719 | 41,269 |
| Thailand | 36 | 1:1,962,176 | 235,280 |
| Russia | 34 | 1:4,238,913 | 201,756 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Netherlands | 29 | 1:582,316 | 51,332 |
| Taiwan | 25 | 1:937,790 | 6,555 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1:941,788 | 16,185 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Armenia | 4 | 1:732,545 | 11,666 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 61 | 1:823,257 | 50,999 |
The alternate forms: Časas (56), Casás (43) & Caşaş (1) are calculated separately.
Casas (402) may also be a first name.
Casas Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the latin "casa" - house.
Found in Catalonia. Derived from latin "caseus," in Spanish "casco," a form of "cuajada" - curd of milk.
Comes from the latin and refers to huts or cabins.
An Andalusian name descendant from don Guillen, Viscount of Limoges who came to Spain for the conquest of Séville.
Casas is an Andalusian name.
User-submitted Reference
It is a surname of medieval origin very widespread in Catalonia. It means houses in Spanish.
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Casas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Casas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Casas (Arabic: كاساس) is found in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Časas, Casás or Caşaş. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Casas? popularity and diffusion
Casas is the 2,715th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 35,464 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Casas live; 35 percent live in South America and 24 percent live in Hispano-North America. Casas is also the 430,375th most widespread given name world-wide, borne by 402 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is carried by 49,937 people, or 1 in 2,486. In Mexico it is most prevalent in: México, where 16 percent are found, Nuevo León, where 10 percent are found and Mexico City, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Mexico this surname occurs in 98 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 16 percent are found and Colombia, where 12 percent are found.
Casas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Casas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Casas surname increased 30,082 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 11,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Casas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Casas are 41.75% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.98% being registered with the political party.
The amount Casas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 35.88% less than the national average, earning €19,255 per year; in Peru they earn 0.55% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,278 per year; in Colombia they earn 16.69% more than the national average, earning $26,491,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.89% less than the national average, earning $38,452 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.37% less than the national average, earning $48,506 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Casas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Casas in the Arabic language | ||
| كاساس | kasas | - |
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