Cast Surname

135,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Cast Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cast Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8561:195,29019,281
Iran3591:213,87916,916
England3541:157,39614,847
France771:862,633101,453
Mexico731:1,700,35917,324
Taiwan611:384,3403,014
Russia551:2,620,419149,158
Venezuela461:656,61011,395
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Australia301:899,85754,700
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Italy271:2,265,06392,103
India241:31,961,058386,265
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Guatemala101:1,608,2675,853
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Qatar61:393,00055,922
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Panama51:782,45211,059
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
China41:341,830,39216,990
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1561:156,25213,619
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2871:174,97815,686

Cast (134) may also be a first name.

Cast Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cast occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Cast.

How Common Is The Last Name Cast? popularity and diffusion

It is the 135,867th most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,204,339 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Cast live; 58 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. Cast is also the 800,975th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 134 people.

Cast is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,856 people, or 1 in 195,290. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 17 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States Cast is found in 78 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 11 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Cast Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cast has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cast surname increased 647 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 227 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cast Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cast are 18.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.45% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cast earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 6.31% less than the national average, earning $40,427 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.77% more than the national average, earning $65,963 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caste891,037/
Caust89290/
Chast8987/
Casst893/
Caist892/
Casts891/
Caest891/
Castt891/
Ceast890/
Casth890/
Cat8622,568/
Cas866,606/
Chaste80185/
Chasth8062/
Caiset8017/
Causth8012/
Causte8012/
Chasht803/
Casthe801/
Caiste801/
Chaust801/
Scaust801/
Czaust801/
Chasst801/
Castte800/
Cahast800/
Case7570,703/
Cash7553,111/
Cass7519,262/
Cate7510,351/
Kast759,776/
Catt755,375/
Cost753,362/
Caus752,822/
Cais752,424/
Cats75795/
Caas75723/
Ceas75659/
Cath75519/
Jast75360/
Cays75332/
Caut75306/
Casd75227/
Cait75181/
Casp75157/
Cads75151/
Qast7554/
Caat7551/
Sast7542/
Ccat7528/
Cajt7517/
Casz7515/
Zast7514/
Cajs7514/
Ceat7510/
Caht755/
Cadt754/
Catp753/
Cazt753/
Caïs753/
Kcat752/
Hcat752/
Hcas751/
Caís751/
Cahs751/
Cayt751/
Caët751/
Catd751/
Qcas751/
Qcat751/
Cgat751/
Casj751/
Cqas751/
Cqat751/
Kcas751/
Casx750/
Chashte7311/
Chaiset737/
Castova734/
Chauste733/
Casdtph731/
Chashth731/
Hcayset731/
Chausth731/
Caisett730/
Ca6787,668/
Coste6729,545/
Quast6713,510/
Casse675,347/
Keast675,218/
Kaste671,804/
Caute67911/
Cheat67758/
Catte67732/
Catts67686/
Cause67559/
Caise67529/
Kaust67337/
Cashe67218/
Cheas67206/
Saust67186/
Catch67168/
Zaste67148/
Cayte67134/
Causs67130/
Kasht67117/
Kayst67115/
Casce67111/
Cayse67110/
Jaste67104/
Caðas6782/
Kaszt6779/
Khast6777/
Casch6768/
Kasth6760/
Kaist6758/
Coest6750/
Jaust6747/
Caish6739/
Caush6736/
Cault6736/
Cahut6736/
Caase6734/
Zaist6730/
Sasth6730/
Caits6727/
Zajst6726/
Cahat6722/
Cauth6720/
Ceass6719/
Saist6717/
Kaest6715/
Ccate6715/
Caite6715/
Cathe6714/
Coust6714/
Caudt6713/
Cahus6712/
Jaist6711/
Chost6710/
Costs6710/
Cassø677/
Ceastova676/
Kaast676/
Cahas676/
Ccats676/
Cautz675/
Zasth675/
Cauët675/
Kcase674/
Kasst674/
Qasht674/
Caiss673/
Cauts673/
Caash673/
Cayts673/
Cahís673/
Zasht673/
Kcash673/
Ciastová672/
Cgath672/
Jasth672/
Kastz672/
Cuist672/
Cadte672/
Caisp672/
Gcase672/
Caate672/
Cassì672/
Cautt672/
Ceath671/
Katst671/
Qaest671/
Sasht671/
Cassh671/
Catth671/
Cattz671/
Casgy671/
Cashs671/
Casjh671/
Cahsh671/
Caith671/
Caatz671/
Cotst671/
Coost671/
Seast671/
Caass671/
Costh671/
Jeast671/
Kajst671/
Qaist671/
Saast671/
Ciost671/
Ckait671/
Chazt671/
Ccash671/
Caňas671/
Cathd671/
Casìs671/
Cat's671/
Ceist671/
Costì671/
Jaast671/
Sa'st671/
Txast671/
Zadst671/
Costp671/
Caats670/
Kastt670/
Caitt670/
Kahst670/
Scost670/
Zeast670/
Cazse670/
Gkast670/

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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 Cast
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