Castao Surname

230,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Andorra

Castao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Castao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil8811:242,9909,368
Spain4991:93,6917,804
Argentina961:445,24433,533
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Mexico431:2,886,65622,491
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Panama151:260,8176,584
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Cuba101:1,152,2726,837
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
England71:7,959,723202,100
France61:11,070,454349,096
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Grenada11:108,5351,793
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Andorra11:83,8382,381

Castao (10) may also be a first name.

Castao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Castao has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Castao? popularity and diffusion

It is the 230,318th most frequent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,147,721 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Castao are found; 58 percent are found in South America and 50 percent are found in Luso-South America. Castao is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 881 people, or 1 in 242,990. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 38 percent live, Bahia, where 38 percent live and Mato Grosso, where 9 percent live. Not including Brazil it exists in 36 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 28 percent live and Argentina, where 5 percent live.

Castao Last Name Statistics demography

Castao earn somewhat more than the average income. In Colombia they earn 10.02% more than the national average, earning $24,977,800 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Castaðo92133/
Castaos9284/
Castaho923/
Caistao921/
Castaáo921/
Castaoz921/
Castaod921/
Castaeo921/
Catao912,561/
Castaðos861/
Cataos8347/
Cataðo8313/
Caitao832/
Kastao831/
Castoa831/
Cataoid777/
Catahoy774/
Castuio772/
Castaea772/
Katao73563/
Qatao73462/
Cotao73151/
Catoa732/
Kataho67520/
Kataou6798/
Kaitao6746/
Khatao6731/
Kaztao6712/
Kataoo6710/
Kautao679/
Catooa674/
Kathao672/
Kataod672/
Cataua672/
Kaatao671/
Kahtao671/
Catoïo671/

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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 Castao
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