Castañón Surname
Approximately 322 people bear this surname
Castañón Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 152 | 1:816,620 | 11,767 |
| Spain | 80 | 1:584,400 | 27,603 |
| Guatemala | 53 | 1:303,447 | 4,519 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Bolivia | 7 | 1:1,516,633 | 6,309 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Castañon (36,235), Castañòn (11), Castanón (1), Castanon (6,591), Castañoñ (1) & Castanõn (1) are calculated separately.
Castañón Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Castañón Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Castañón is found most in Mexico. It can also be rendered as a variant: Castañon, Castañòn, Castanón, Castanon, Castañoñ or Castanõn. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Castañón? popularity and diffusion
The surname Castañón is the 849,693rd most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 22,632,130 people. Castañón is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Castañón are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Hispano-North America.
The surname Castañón is most numerous in Mexico, where it is held by 152 people, or 1 in 816,620. In Mexico Castañón is most numerous in: Mexico City, where 22 percent live, México, where 12 percent live and Guanajuato, where 10 percent live. Other than Mexico it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 25 percent live and Guatemala, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castañon | 96 | 36,235 | / |
| Castañòn | 96 | 11 | / |
| Castanón | 96 | 1 | / |
| Castanon | 92 | 6,591 | / |
| Castañoñ | 92 | 1 | / |
| Castanõn | 92 | 1 | / |
| Castañan | 88 | 6 | / |
| Castañang | 82 | 1 | / |
| Castanan | 75 | 5 | / |
| Castanom | 75 | 3 | / |
| Castamán | 75 | 1 | / |
| Castagnon | 71 | 138 | / |
| Castanion | 71 | 6 | / |
| Castaneon | 71 | 6 | / |
| Castanyon | 71 | 5 | / |
| Castannon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Castanhon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Castagnan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Castanhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Castanham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ceastanon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Castanian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Casstanon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Castagnone | 67 | 183 | / |
| Castaignon | 67 | 6 | / |
| D'Castanon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Castonon | 63 | 22 | / |
| Costanon | 63 | 3 | / |
| Kastanon | 63 | 1 | / |
| Costanian | 59 | 92 | / |
| Kastanyan | 59 | 35 | / |
| Costanyan | 59 | 33 | / |
| Kastanian | 59 | 15 | / |
| Costonian | 59 | 0 | / |
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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 Castañón
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