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.
- saelizondorCasas Demographics
Average Casas Salary in
United States
$38,452 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Casas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Casas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Casas (Arabic: كاساس) is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Časas, Casás or Caşaş. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Casas? popularity and diffusion
The last name Casas is the 2,715th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 35,464 people. Casas 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 commonly used given name internationally It is held by 402 people.
The last name Casas is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is borne by 49,937 people, or 1 in 2,486. In Mexico Casas is primarily concentrated in: México, where 16 percent live, Nuevo León, where 10 percent live and Mexico City, where 9 percent live. Aside from Mexico it is found in 98 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 16 percent live and Colombia, where 12 percent live.
Casas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Casas has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 30,082 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 11,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Casas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Casas surname are 41.75% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.98% being registered to vote for 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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