Castelen Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Suriname
Highest density in:
Suriname

Castelen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Castelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Suriname581:9,5282,431
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Castelen Last Name Facts

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

Castelen is carried by more people in Suriname than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Castelen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,691,963rd most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. The last name Castelen is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Castelen reside; 72 percent reside in South America and 50 percent reside in Gallo-Germanic South America.

This last name is most commonly used in Suriname, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 9,528. Not including Suriname Castelen exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 23 percent are found and Brazil, where 22 percent are found.

Castelen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Castelen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Castelen last name contracted 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Castelen Last Name Statistics demography

Castelen earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

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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 Castelen
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