Castella Surname
Approximately 7,637 people bear this surname
Castella Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2,942 | 1:15,891 | 1,808 |
| France | 1,379 | 1:48,167 | 6,238 |
| Switzerland | 1,236 | 1:6,645 | 1,058 |
| Argentina | 642 | 1:66,579 | 5,705 |
| United States | 362 | 1:1,001,268 | 73,991 |
| Italy | 242 | 1:252,714 | 33,826 |
| Brazil | 200 | 1:1,070,372 | 37,537 |
| Cuba | 91 | 1:126,623 | 3,378 |
| Portugal | 85 | 1:122,568 | 5,627 |
| Denmark | 77 | 1:73,308 | 7,251 |
| Andorra | 63 | 1:1,331 | 231 |
| Australia | 53 | 1:509,353 | 38,491 |
| Mexico | 49 | 1:2,533,188 | 21,064 |
| Canada | 38 | 1:969,621 | 73,252 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Venezuela | 19 | 1:1,589,688 | 20,788 |
| Uruguay | 13 | 1:263,981 | 18,914 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| El Salvador | 8 | 1:792,986 | 3,584 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Vatican City | 1 | 1:117 | 4 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 107 | 1:469,333 | 33,530 |
The alternate forms: Castellà (103), Castellá (52) & Castellã (3) are calculated separately.
Castella (312) may also be a first name.
Castella Demographics
Average Castella Salary in
United States
$47,593 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Castella Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Castella Come From? nationality or country of origin
Castella (Arabic: كاستيلا) is most common in Spain. It can also be found as a variant: Castellà, Castellá or Castellã. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Castella? popularity and diffusion
The surname Castella is the 65,367th most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 954,242 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Castella live; 44 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 40 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 497,456th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 312 people.
The surname is most numerous in Spain, where it is borne by 2,942 people, or 1 in 15,891. In Spain Castella is mostly found in: Catalonia, where 81 percent live, Valencian Community, where 14 percent live and Balearic Islands, where 2 percent live. Aside from Spain Castella occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in France, where 18 percent live and Switzerland, where 16 percent live.
Castella Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Castella has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Castella last name increased 338 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Castella Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Castella surname are 10.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.63% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Castella earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 16.78% less than the national average, earning $18,893,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.3% more than the national average, earning $47,593 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.71% less than the national average, earning $49,328 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Castella Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Castella in the Arabic language | ||
| كاستيلا | kastyla | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Castella
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis