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Where Does The Last Name Castaño Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Castaño is more commonly found in Colombia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Castano, Castańo, Castañó, Castanò, Castanó or Cástano. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Castaño? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 3,346^th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 43,541 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Castaño live; 78 percent live in South America and 66 percent live in Caribbean South America. Castaño is also the 2,368,944^th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 21 people.

Castaño is most commonly used in Colombia, where it is held by 108,846 people, or 1 in 439. In Colombia it is primarily found in: Antioquia Department, where 34 percent live, Valle del Cauca Department, where 17 percent live and Caldas Department, where 10 percent live. Apart from Colombia this surname is found in 55 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 16 percent live and Argentina, where 11 percent live.

Castaño Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Castaño has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 229 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Castaño Last Name Statistics ^demography

The amount Castaño earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 109.98% more than the national average, earning S/. 40,705 per year and in Colombia they earn 11.74% more than the national average, earning $25,367,300 COP per year.