Castanho Surname

58,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Castanho Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'brown' in Portuguese, but most likely comes from castanheiro (sweet chestnut).

Castanho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil6,3221:33,8621,419
Portugal1,8311:5,690568
France1241:535,66773,425
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
South Africa851:637,38547,411
England321:1,741,18971,393
Venezuela221:1,372,91318,810
Cape Verde181:29,4251,120
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Castanho (29) may also be a first name.

Castanho Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'brown' in Portuguese, but most likely comes from castanheiro (sweet chestnut).

- rik0

Castanho Last Name Facts

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

The surname Castanho occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Castanho? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 58,565th most common surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 844,443 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Castanho reside; 74 percent reside in South America and 73 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequent given name world-wide, held by 29 people.

The last name Castanho is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is borne by 6,322 people, or 1 in 33,862. In Brazil it is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 43 percent live, Paraná, where 22 percent live and Rio Grande do Sul, where 19 percent live. Apart from Brazil it exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 21 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Castanho Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Castanho surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Castanho earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 26.98% more than the national average, earning R 301,752 per year and in United States they earn 2.66% more than the national average, earning $44,296 USD per year.

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