Castelian Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Castelian Surname Definition:

CASTELLAN: The guardian of a castle. Old French, chastellan.

Castelian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
France21:33,211,361423,184
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Castelian Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

CASTELLAN: The guardian of a castle. Old French, chastellan.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Castelian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Castelian is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Castelian? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Castelian reside; 78 percent reside in South America and 78 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 30,582,047. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 57 percent are found, Bahia, where 29 percent are found and Rio Grande do Sul, where 14 percent are found. Barring Brazil this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in France, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Casteliane953/
Castelan9424,044/
Castelain894,120/
Castelein892,430/
Castelane89190/
Castilian8934/
Castelion8921/
Castelant8912/
Castelyan897/
Casttelan894/
Kastelian893/
Castalian893/
Chastelan893/
Casteland891/
Castelasn891/
Castelayn891/
Costelian891/
Cateliane891/
Casteilan891/
Castelgan890/
Catelan881,919/
Casteleijn84414/
Kashtelian84261/
Castelhane8425/
Castelione8423/
Casteillan8414/
Chastelain845/
Castielion844/
Castelaine844/
Castiliane842/
Castelanne841/
Casthelain841/
Cattelan824,574/
Catelain821,049/
Kastelan82269/
Cateland82252/
Castalan82198/
Castelán82146/
Castilan82133/
Castelon8272/
Catelane8225/
Castelam8222/
Catelein8221/
Catelion8213/
Castelàn824/
Caztelan824/
Cathelan824/
Catelann823/
Cateloin823/
Cateslan822/
Catealan821/
Castolan821/
Cadtelan821/
Catelant821/
Castélan821/
Castelón821/
Catilian821/
Catelaan821/
Chastelaine802/
Castigliean801/
Kasztelan782,481/
Casteleyn782,406/
Kastelein781,394/
Cathelain781,308/
Cattelain78866/
Catteloin78156/
Catheland78117/
Castelone7841/
Castallan7837/
Cattelane7820/
Cattelein7816/
Castilean7811/
Castalion7811/
Castilion7811/
Castelhon7811/
Kastilian785/
Kastelion784/
Casteloon782/
Kashtelan781/
Cathelein781/
Castelham781/
Catelanne781/
Costalian781/
Castilyan781/
Catelione781/
Castelaim781/
Castalain781/
Kateliane781/
Casstelon780/
Castiland780/
Kastelianova761/
Catelon7552/
Catelam7535/
Katelan7522/
Catilan753/
Castelã751/
Catelán751/
Catélan751/
Kashtelyan74883/
Kashtalian74456/
Kasteleijn74233/
Castiglion74107/
Castelhone7448/
Castilione7445/
Castelleon748/
Casteillon742/
Catheiland741/
Katheliane741/
Kaštelan71420/
Kastilan71180/
Castelão71123/
Coutelan7183/
Castilon7131/
Kastolan7128/
Katelang7124/
Katelaan7118/
Kostelan7115/
Cattelam7112/
Coteland7110/
Catilyan719/
Castelom719/
Kastalan719/
Cotelean717/
Cateloon714/
Costelon712/
Cattelán712/
Catelong712/
Cattelon712/
Kotelian711/
Castalon711/
Kathelan711/
Cattelàn711/
Castilón711/
Castelleone703/
Kaschtalian701/
Castijlione701/
Kasteleyn6789/
Kastilahn6782/
Castallon6736/
Keutelian6719/
Katteland678/
Kastalahn673/
Castilhon673/
Castollon673/
Kastalyan672/
Kostelyan671/
Kaztelein671/
Cathellon671/
Catelã671/
Kaštelianova671/
Kasztalan671/
Kasztelam671/
Cattelaim671/
Castiloon671/
Castilyon671/
Catyleine671/
Kastlehan670/

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