Castan Surname
Approximately 9,735 people bear this surname
Castan Surname User-submission:
Castán is a Spanish surname originally from a northern region of Spain, which is called Huesca, set in Aragón. It comes from the chestnut tree ("Castaño", in Spanish), one of the most popular kind of tree in the region. So Castán is the one who picks the chestnuts ("castañas") from the "castaños".
Read More About This SurnameCastan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2,913 | 1:42,611 | 2,368 |
| France | 2,565 | 1:25,896 | 3,092 |
| Spain | 2,410 | 1:19,399 | 2,137 |
| Argentina | 452 | 1:94,565 | 7,974 |
| Australia | 315 | 1:85,701 | 9,916 |
| United States | 283 | 1:1,280,774 | 90,005 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Brazil | 119 | 1:1,798,944 | 58,246 |
| Germany | 101 | 1:797,084 | 58,657 |
| Chile | 66 | 1:266,916 | 7,921 |
| Cuba | 56 | 1:205,763 | 4,314 |
| Romania | 46 | 1:436,475 | 34,584 |
| Haiti | 46 | 1:232,259 | 8,680 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Belgium | 28 | 1:410,594 | 42,948 |
| Taiwan | 18 | 1:1,302,486 | 8,817 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Colombia | 9 | 1:5,308,230 | 18,838 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
The alternate forms: Castán (106), Castañ (22) & Castàn (1) are calculated separately.
Castan (173) may also be a first name.
Castan Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Castán is a Spanish surname originally from a northern region of Spain, which is called Huesca, set in Aragón. It comes from the chestnut tree ("Castaño", in Spanish), one of the most popular kind of tree in the region. So Castán is the one who picks the chestnuts ("castañas") from the "castaños".
- juansimoescastanCastan Demographics
Average Male Castan Height
172.56 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Castan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Castan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Castan is found most in Mexico. It may also occur as: Castán, Castañ or Castàn. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Castan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Castan is the 52,544th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 748,592 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Castan reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 30 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Castan is also the 694,534th most common first name in the world, held by 173 people.
The surname Castan is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is held by 2,913 people, or 1 in 42,611. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: Veracruz, where 52 percent live, Tamaulipas, where 19 percent live and México, where 5 percent live. Other than Mexico this last name exists in 48 countries. It is also found in France, where 26 percent live and Spain, where 25 percent live.
Castan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Castan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Castan surname increased 832 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Castan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Castan last name are 36.43% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 89.66% being registered with the party.
The amount Castan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 31.08% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,360 per year; in Colombia they earn 53.85% less than the national average, earning $10,477,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 12.77% more than the national average, earning $48,659 USD per year.
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