Castaña Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Castaña Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Castaña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1031:982,89585,295
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Colombia251:1,910,96311,972
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Castana (241) are calculated separately.

Castaña Last Name Facts

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

The last name Castaña (Arabic: كاستاني) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Castana. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Castaña? popularity and diffusion

The last name Castaña is the 1,300,225th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 60 percent of Castaña reside; 59 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 59 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 982,895. In The Philippines Castaña is primarily concentrated in: Northern Mindanao, where 54 percent are found, Davao Region, where 24 percent are found and Eastern Visayas, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 18 percent are found and Colombia, where 14 percent are found.

Castaña Last Name Statistics demography

Castaña earn notably more than the average income. In Colombia they earn 23.85% more than the national average, earning $28,117,100 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Castaña Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Castaña in the Arabic language
كاستانيkastany-
كاستاناkastana-

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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
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  • 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 Castaña
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