Castañeda Surname

1,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 460,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Colombia

Castañeda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Castañeda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico214,2851:57988
Colombia121,1001:39575
Peru40,2091:790107
Philippines23,1891:4,366349
Venezuela16,7571:1,802321
Guatemala15,3321:1,049180
Spain10,4251:4,485563
Chile6,6951:2,631438
Argentina5,5371:7,720766
Nicaragua1,7241:3,493462
Costa Rica1,5141:3,157329
Panama1,1821:3,310416
Ecuador7131:22,3083,054
El Salvador6761:9,384668
United States2171:1,670,318111,195
Dominican Republic1771:58,9432,908
Honduras441:200,3742,258
Uruguay311:110,70210,617
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Puerto Rico191:186,8492,129
England191:2,932,529101,561
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Cuba141:823,0516,140
France91:7,380,302306,885
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Belize21:177,7373,502
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Barbados11:287,4482,772
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
San Marino11:33,214932
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Fiji11:894,3914,568
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

The alternate forms: Castaneda (89,760), Castaňeda (5), Castañéda (2) & Castańeda (2) are calculated separately.

Castañeda (25) may also be a first name.

Castañeda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Castañeda (Arabic: كاستانيدا) has its highest incidence in Mexico. It can be found as a variant: Castaneda, Castaňeda, Castañéda or Castańeda. For other potential spellings of Castañeda click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Castañeda? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,161st most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 15,842 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Castañeda live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most widespread first name globally, borne by 25 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is carried by 214,285 people, or 1 in 579. In Mexico it is primarily found in: México, where 16 percent live, Jalisco, where 10 percent live and Mexico City, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Mexico it exists in 65 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 26 percent live and Peru, where 9 percent live.

Castañeda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Castañeda has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Castañeda surname expanded 268 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Castañeda Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Castañeda earn in different countries varies marginally. In Peru they earn 9.25% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,179 per year and in Colombia they earn 11.8% more than the national average, earning $25,382,200 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Castaneda9689,760/
Castaňeda965/
Castañéda962/
Castańeda962/
Castañieda959/
Castañedaa958/
Casatañeda957/
Castaañeda955/
Casstañeda953/
Castanñeda953/
Castañeada953/
Caastañeda953/
Castañaeda952/
Castañedda952/
Castañeida952/
Ca Stañeda951/
Casttañeda951/
Castyañeda951/
Casta Ñeda951/
Castaìñeda951/
Castañoeda951/
Castaññeda951/
Casteañeda951/
Castañedea951/
Cstañeda9414/
Castañda9412/
Castañed947/
Castñeda946/
Castañeda Y9019/
Castañeda A901/
Castañeta89741/
Castañedo89232/
Casteñeda89157/
Castañada8915/
Kastañeda8912/
Castaenda898/
Castañida898/
Casatñeda893/
Castnaeda892/
Castiñeda892/
Caztañeda892/
Costañeda892/
Csatañeda892/
Gastañeda892/
Castaeñda891/
Castañead891/
Castañede891/
Castañaday84134/
Castanheda8491/
Castanieda8438/
Casataneda8414/
Castaneada849/
Castanneda846/
Casstaneda844/
Castanaeda844/
Castaneida843/
Casteaneda843/
Castanyeda843/
Casttaneda842/
Castanedia842/
Castaneday842/
Castañuedi842/
Casdtaneda842/
Castaeneda841/
Castenaeda841/
Caswtaneda841/
Castiñeida841/
Castanedda841/
Castaneyda841/
Castenda8276/
Castanda8272/
Castaned8223/
Castneda8216/
Castañet825/
Cstaneda822/
Casatañaday801/
Castanedo782,397/
Casteneda781,132/
Castañeto781,007/
Castenada78510/
Castaneta78360/
Castanada78232/
Gastañeta7883/
Kastaneda7866/
Castandea7859/
Castanida7834/
Casteñada7823/
Costaneda7818/
Castoneda7814/
Casdaneda7814/
Castanede7812/
Castineda7812/
Castañudi787/
Castinada786/
Castandda786/
Gastaneda785/
Castanoda783/
Castenida783/
Castañode783/
Casatneda782/
Castanedd782/
Castneada782/
Castanedu782/
Castonada781/
Csataneda781/
Castañodi781/
Castaneda-Ya761/
Castand7513/
Castanheta7461/
Castañadui7451/
Gastañuedi7426/
Castanhede7425/
Castaniada7420/
Gastañeduy7416/
Castanaday7412/
Castanhedo7410/
Castanetta745/
Castenieda744/
Castanhedi744/
Castaniedo742/
Castañieto742/
Castañuadi742/
Casstenada741/
Casteneada741/
Casteuenda741/
Castineida741/
Gastañuedí741/
Castañudui741/
Castañaduy741/
Castanet711,941/
Castante711,234/
Costanda71252/
Castande7117/
Kastanda7116/
Castendo7116/
Castando711/
Castened711/
Casadant711/
Castañot711/
Castende711/
Castanheide701/
Castaneto67256/
Costantea67244/
Castinado6775/
Castañito6731/
Gastañudi6727/
Gastaneta6721/
Gaztañeta6712/
Castenado676/
Kastanedo675/
Kostaneda675/
Costandea674/
Castenedo674/
Kastaneta673/
Castanado673/
Castenede673/
Castanade673/
Costenada672/
Castanddi672/
Castonede672/
Costanada672/
Castanita671/
Castenade671/
Castinata671/
Castinedi671/
Castinida671/
Casdenada671/
Casedante671/
Costanedo671/
Costanedy671/
Castanido671/
Casadante671/
Gastañody671/
Casteñeto671/
Castanadi671/
Castannte671/
Costanida671/
Castanide670/

Castañeda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Castañeda in the Arabic language
كاستانيداkastanyda-

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Castañeda Reference & Research

Castaneda DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Castaneda FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Castañeda
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