Castellar Surname

53,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,498 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Castellar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Castellar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia6,3641:7,507933
Venezuela1,2521:24,1251,641
Spain8381:55,7905,145
Brazil5821:367,82514,049
United States2341:1,548,970104,799
Argentina851:502,86437,103
France571:1,165,311123,217
Panama291:134,9054,585
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Castellár (1) are calculated separately.

Castellar (26) may also be a first name.

Castellar Last Name Facts

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

Castellar is most common in Colombia. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Castellár. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Castellar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 53,719th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 767,272 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Castellar are found; 87 percent are found in South America and 80 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Castellar is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 26 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Colombia, where it is carried by 6,364 people, or 1 in 7,507. In Colombia Castellar is most common in: Bolívar Department, where 48 percent reside, Atlántico Department, where 18 percent reside and Magdalena Department, where 7 percent reside. Beside Colombia this surname is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 13 percent reside and Spain, where 9 percent reside.

Castellar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Castellar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Castellar last name grew 7,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Castellar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Castellar surname are 36.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90% being registered with the political party.

The amount Castellar earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 22.94% less than the national average, earning $17,494,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.77% less than the national average, earning $36,344 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.13% less than the national average, earning $32,728 CAD 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
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  • 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 Castellar
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