Castañda Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Castañda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Castañda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Castanda (72) are calculated separately.

Castañda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Castañda is more commonly found in Colombia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Castanda. Click here for other possible spellings of Castañda.

How Common Is The Last Name Castañda? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Castañda are found; 50 percent are found in South America and 33 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

The last name Castañda is most commonly occurring in Colombia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,943,518. Other than Colombia it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 25 percent are found and The Philippines, where 17 percent are found.

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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 Castañda
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