Castañera Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Castañera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Castañera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina2411:177,35914,876
Philippines461:2,200,831124,033
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Castanera (374) are calculated separately.

Castañera Last Name Facts

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

Castañera is found in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Castanera. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Castañera? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 868,551st most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Castañera reside; 80 percent reside in South America and 78 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

The last name Castañera is most frequently held in Argentina, where it is carried by 241 people, or 1 in 177,359. In Argentina it is most numerous in: Buenos Aires Province, where 46 percent are found, Santa Fe Province, where 24 percent are found and Córdoba Province, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Argentina Castañera occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 15 percent are found and Spain, where 4 percent are found.

Castañera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Castañera has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Castañera last name fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Castañera Last Name Statistics demography

Castañera earn significantly less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 34.69% less than the national average, earning $14,828,000 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Castanera96374/
Castañeira95781/
Castañeyra95151/
Castañiera954/
Castañeria951/
Castañer941,635/
Castañheira901/
Castañero8983/
Costañera8957/
Casteñera893/
Castiñera892/
Castñer881/
Castiñeira845,044/
Castaneira84544/
Castaneyra84263/
Castiñeyra84128/
Castanhera8446/
Casteñeira848/
Castaniera846/
Castañeiro843/
Castaneria842/
Castiñiera842/
Castiñeria841/
Costañeira841/
Castaner82954/
Castañar82500/
Castanra822/
Castañor821/
Casteñer821/
Castanheira8018,945/
Castanheria805/
Castanhiera802/
Castiñieira801/
Castanyer78279/
Castonera7845/
Castañare7826/
Costañero7820/
Costanera788/
Castainer788/
Castenera787/
Castañari786/
Castinera785/
Castanero783/
Castaneri782/
Castaneer781/
Casteñero781/
Castañaro781/
Casatañar781/
Castiñira781/
Castanhaeira761/
Castaneira Y761/
Castner752,902/
Castnar750/
Castineira74500/
Castineyra7496/
Castaniere7459/
Costaniera7420/
Castaniero7419/
Casteneira747/
Castiñeiro746/
Castiniera745/
Castaneiro745/
Castaneari744/
Castanhara743/
Costaneira742/
Castanieri742/
Cstanheira742/
Castnheira742/
Casteniera741/
Castineria741/
Castanhero741/
Caztaneyra741/
Castiñeyro741/
Castanayer741/
Castañaire741/
Casteñeiro741/
Castiñaira741/
Castanar71119/
Castenir7138/
Castiner7135/
Castener716/
Castinar714/
Kastaner711/
Castanor711/
Castoñar711/
Castenar710/
Kastnaer710/
Caustner710/
Castoner710/
Castanheiro701,408/
Castinheira7011/
Castenheira703/
Costanheira702/
Gastanheira702/
Castanhaero701/
Castanneiro701/
Costonera6793/
Castanhar6768/
Kastanara6745/
Castenaro6740/
Kastaneer6738/
Castanaro6729/
Castanari677/
Castinira673/
Costanero673/
Gastainer673/
Casteñaro672/
Castienir671/
Castineer671/
Castanary671/
Casteiner671/
Costaneri671/
Castenari671/
Castunira671/
Castinaro670/
Castinero670/
Castenyer670/
Castnr670/

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Castañera 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 Castañera
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis