Castanheira Surname
Approximately 18,945 people bear this surname
Castanheira Surname User-submission:
The Castanheira surname means 'chestnut-tree' in Portuguese. The name of 9 places, mostly northern and eastern.
Castanheira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 6,798 | 1:4,010 | 928 |
| Portugal | 6,596 | 1:1,579 | 234 |
| Brazil | 4,509 | 1:47,477 | 1,867 |
| France | 360 | 1:184,508 | 28,709 |
| United States | 217 | 1:1,670,318 | 111,195 |
| Argentina | 86 | 1:497,016 | 36,727 |
| England | 56 | 1:994,965 | 49,531 |
| Angola | 49 | 1:550,800 | 2,323 |
| Belgium | 47 | 1:244,609 | 30,321 |
| Switzerland | 46 | 1:178,542 | 16,145 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Iceland | 14 | 1:27,149 | 2,069 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Castañheira (1) are calculated separately.
Castanheira (33) may also be a first name.
Castanheira Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Castanheira surname means 'chestnut-tree' in Portuguese. The name of 9 places, mostly northern and eastern.
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Average Castanheira Salary in
United States
$51,284 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Castanheira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Castanheira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Castanheira is found most frequently in Mozambique. It may also occur as: Castañheira. For other possible spellings of Castanheira click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Castanheira? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 28,354th most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 384,669 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 38 percent of Castanheira live; 36 percent live in Southern Africa and 36 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. Castanheira is also the 1,807,719th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 33 people.
The surname Castanheira is most frequently held in Mozambique, where it is borne by 6,798 people, or 1 in 4,010. Outside of Mozambique Castanheira exists in 39 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 35 percent reside and Brazil, where 24 percent reside.
Castanheira Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Castanheira last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.
The amount Castanheira earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 61% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,560 per year; in South Africa they earn 3.49% more than the national average, earning R 245,940 per year; in United States they earn 18.85% more than the national average, earning $51,284 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.23% less than the national average, earning $38,638 CAD per year.
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Castanheira Reference & Research
Castaneda DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Castaneda FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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