Castañaga Surname
Approximately 229 people bear this surname
Castañaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 176 | 1:575,217 | 63,737 |
| Argentina | 51 | 1:838,106 | 54,910 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Castanaga (23) are calculated separately.
Castañaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Castañaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Castañaga occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Castanaga. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Castañaga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,079,669th most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Castañaga are found; 77 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 77 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.
The surname is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 176 people, or 1 in 575,217. In The Philippines Castañaga is mostly found in: Ilocos, where 61 percent are found, Davao Region, where 15 percent are found and Cagayan Valley, where 11 percent are found. Outside of The Philippines it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 22 percent are found and Peru, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castanaga | 96 | 23 | / |
| Castañega | 89 | 1 | / |
| Castaniaga | 84 | 69 | / |
| Castagnaga | 84 | 1 | / |
| Castanega | 78 | 3 | / |
| Catanagay | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kastaniaga | 74 | 6 | / |
| Castanhagi | 74 | 2 | / |
| Katanaga | 71 | 78 | / |
| Katananga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Castanego | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kathananga | 63 | 2 | / |
| Katanoga | 59 | 3 | / |
| Khatanago | 56 | 4 | / |
| Kotananga | 56 | 1 | / |
| Kottanaga | 56 | 1 | / |
| Katonanga | 56 | 1 | / |
| Kottanagaud | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Castañaga
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