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

The last name Castañera occurs in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Castanera. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Castañera? popularity and diffusion

It is the 868,551st most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. This last name 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 surname Castañera is most frequent in Argentina, where it is held by 241 people, or 1 in 177,359. In Argentina it is mostly concentrated in: Buenos Aires Province, where 46 percent reside, Santa Fe Province, where 24 percent reside and Córdoba Province, where 10 percent reside. Barring Argentina this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 15 percent reside and Spain, where 4 percent reside.

Castañera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Castañera has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Castañera last name contracted 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