Castañ Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Castañ Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
The alternate forms: Castan (9,735), Castán (106) & Castàn (1) are calculated separately.
Castañ Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Castañ Come From? nationality or country of origin
Castañ is found most frequently in Spain. It may also be found as: Castan, Castán or Castàn. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Castañ? popularity and diffusion
The last name Castañ is the 4,206,983rd most common surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Castañ are found; 86 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 86 percent are found in Iberian Europe.
The surname is most commonly held in Spain, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,460,633. In Spain Castañ is primarily concentrated in: Valencian Community, where 53 percent live, Aragon, where 42 percent live and Catalonia, where 5 percent live. Not including Spain this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 9 percent live and Colombia, where 5 percent live.
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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 Castañ
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