Castañ Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Castañ Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Castañ Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

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

The surname Castañ is held by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Castan, Castán or Castàn. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Castañ? popularity and diffusion

The last name Castañ is the 4,206,983rd most commonly held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name is primarily found 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 Castañ is most frequently used in Spain, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,460,633. In Spain Castañ is most numerous in: Valencian Community, where 53 percent are found, Aragon, where 42 percent are found and Catalonia, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Spain this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 9 percent are found and Colombia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Castan949,735/
Castañe92791/
Castañé9258/
Castañy924/
Castañè921/
Catañ911/
Castán89106/
Castàn891/
Castañez86125/
Castañes8616/
Castañea867/
Castañed867/
Castañet865/
Castañio863/
Castam83108/
Catañe831/
Castañead801/
Castany771,466/
Chastan771,385/
Castang77585/
Castant77320/
Castain77286/
Castana77241/
Castani77145/
Castona77129/
Kastaña7793/
Castane7758/
Castand7713/
Costaña779/
Cajstam774/
Castann773/
Castaão773/
Castean772/
Castané772/
Castaan771/
Castham771/
Ciastan771/
Castanc771/
Castaãe771/
Caustan770/
Catan7310,025/
Catam73506/
Chastain7120,195/
Castaing715,207/
Castagne712,293/
Castanet711,941/
Castaner71954/
Castagni71447/
Castanie71441/
Castanio71100/
Castanys7172/
Castanis7161/
Castanes7146/
Castange7124/
Castaned7123/
Castanea7111/
Castanhi719/
Castanhe716/
Castanyo715/
Castanna714/
Castaine713/
Chastane712/
Castanez712/
Chaistan712/
Castayna711/
Castonna711/
Cahstain711/
Cahstant711/
Chashtan711/
Castaint711/
Castaney711/
Castanìa711/
Chastean710/
Castonea710/
Castainy710/
Castanoa710/
Costan678,041/
Caston675,843/
Castagnet673,161/
Cattan671,734/
Catane671,243/
Catain67914/
Kastan67590/
Castagner67459/
Cathan67372/
Caytan67355/
Castaigne67294/
Caitan67195/
Cataan67131/
Chastaine67117/
Jastan6797/
Castagnie6764/
Catang6760/
Catant6755/
Castom6751/
Catean6744/
Zastam6740/
Sastan6715/
Castagnes6715/
Castongay6712/
Castón6710/
Castaneea679/
Castaneds679/
Ckasthane679/
Catham678/
Castanova678/
Castainer678/
Catann677/
Chaistain677/
Costam675/
Castão675/
Castangue675/
Cattam673/
Catgan673/
Castonova673/
Castanedd672/
Jastam672/
Qastan672/
Castagnez672/
Cautan672/
Caztan672/
Zastan672/
Castanedz671/
Castaneer671/
Castognay671/
Castonioa671/
Cahastain671/
Cautam671/
Ckatam671/
Catand671/
Caatan671/
Cheastany671/
Caîtan671/
Castainie671/
Catayn671/
Chaisthan671/
Castongai670/
Cahtan670/
Castanaya670/

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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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