Castelao Surname

163,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Castelao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Castelao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain8701:53,7384,985
Brazil6051:353,84213,556
Argentina4141:103,2458,737
France2761:240,66237,281
Portugal1891:55,1233,035
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Uruguay811:42,3674,826
Mexico571:2,177,65319,559
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
England181:3,095,448105,421
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Casteláo (2) are calculated separately.

Castelao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Castelao is found most in Spain. It can occur as a variant: Casteláo. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Castelao? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 163,117th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,735,565 people. The last name Castelao occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Castelao live; 42 percent live in South America and 40 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The surname Castelao is most frequently held in Spain, where it is borne by 870 people, or 1 in 53,738. In Spain it is most frequent in: Galicia, where 41 percent live, Asturias, where 21 percent live and Madrid, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Spain it is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 23 percent live and Argentina, where 16 percent live.

Castelao Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Castelao surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Castelao earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.69% more than the national average, earning $47,331 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Casteláo962/
Castelhao9462/
Casteliao941/
Catelao9339/
Casteloa8811/
Castilao882/
Castiliao829/
Castilhao821/
Catilao80129/
Katelaho751/
Kateloas631/
Kastyloa631/
Costiglioa562/

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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 Castelao
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