Castelli Surname

10,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
San Marino

Castelli Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from nicknames linked to the Latin word castellum, meaning 'fortress', 'fortification'. They was probably originated from living in a castle or being employed in a castle.

Castelli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy35,4351:1,72690
Argentina5,9811:7,147715
United States4,8211:75,1838,615
France3,0281:21,9362,549
Brazil2,4481:87,4493,294
Uruguay6381:5,379609
Switzerland5681:14,4592,381
Canada4851:75,9708,567
Australia4291:62,9277,576
Chile2201:80,0753,188
England1711:325,83724,140
Belgium1671:68,84211,001
Paraguay1531:47,2991,392
Spain1461:320,21918,882
Dominican Republic1461:71,4583,346
Germany1421:566,94046,426
Venezuela961:314,6267,121
Colombia441:1,085,7749,528
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
Ecuador301:530,19511,121
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
San Marino221:1,510280
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Croatia181:234,92226,068
Peru131:2,444,93327,186
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
China81:170,915,1968,932
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Honduras61:1,469,4075,474
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Guam11:160,1214,893
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Castelli (776) may also be a first name.

Castelli Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from nicknames linked to the Latin word castellum, meaning 'fortress', 'fortification'. They was probably originated from living in a castle or being employed in a castle.

- sacast

This surname is of Italian origin and means 'castles' (plural).

- marianacastelli

Castelli Last Name Facts

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

The last name Castelli is more commonly found in Italy than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Castelli? popularity and diffusion

The last name Castelli is the 10,148th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 131,381 people. The last name Castelli occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Castelli are found; 65 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 64 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 294,592nd most frequent first name globally It is held by 776 people.

The last name Castelli is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is borne by 35,435 people, or 1 in 1,726. In Italy it is primarily found in: Lombardy, where 50 percent are found, Sicily, where 10 percent are found and Piedmont, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Italy this surname occurs in 76 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Castelli Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Castelli has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 80,350 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 684 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Castelli Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Castelli are 0.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.83% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Castelli earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 18.51% more than the national average, earning €35,589 per year; in Peru they earn 34.43% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,060 per year; in Colombia they earn 36.14% more than the national average, earning $30,908,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.34% more than the national average, earning $50,630 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.43% more than the national average, earning $56,356 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Castellis9427/
Castielli9422/
Castellio9414/
Castellui945/
Casttelli944/
Castellie943/
Castellia943/
Ciastelli943/
Castelliz943/
Castellii941/
Castellli941/
Casteelli941/
Catelli933,285/
Castlli931/
Castellich893/
Castella887,637/
Castelle88983/
Castelly88844/
Costelli88545/
Kastelli88161/
Castellá8852/
Castilli8829/
Cautelli888/
Cattelli884/
Castllio883/
Sastelli881/
Catellli881/
Castellı881/
Castllis880/
Castellet821,135/
Casteller82616/
Castiella82604/
Castillio82368/
Kastelliz8232/
Kastellis8222/
Castellez8216/
Costellia8215/
Castelles8214/
Castellay829/
Castilloi824/
Castielle823/
Costellis822/
Chastelle822/
Caistelle822/
Castillia821/
Casstella821/
Castillie821/
Costellie821/
Costellio821/
Castelleu821/
Castiolli821/
Casttella820/
Catella801,606/
Cotelli80664/
Catelle80219/
Catilli8072/
Castlio8018/
Katelli8012/
Castlla806/
Castlle805/
Castlie801/
Catelly801/
Castlia800/
Castlis800/
Castellett7861/
Coustellie7833/
Catellaggi7831/
Castellets7821/
Castellões7814/
Castellaja789/
Coustellit781/
Castelleer781/
Catli772,037/
Castilla7561,194/
Castille754,936/
Costella753,490/
Kastella75355/
Kestelli75129/
Cautilli75117/
Costelle7574/
Cautella7570/
Cattelle7564/
Kastelle7541/
Cottelli7537/
Kostelli7522/
Cattella7514/
Kastelly7513/
Cotellis7512/
Quatelli758/
Castllet754/
Kattelli751/
Costilli751/
Catielle751/
Castylle751/
Castillá751/
Kathelli751/
Costelly750/
Castle7148,651/
Castillet71226/
Catlla71174/
Kastli71171/
Castiller71162/
Kasteller71113/
Cautli7113/
Kastellet717/
Castly715/
Castilloa715/
Castilles713/
Castillla713/
Costillio712/
Catlit712/
Catlle712/
Catlie712/
Costiella712/
Quastella711/
Castillaj711/
Catlip711/
Caitli711/
Costelloa711/
Costillia711/
Costillit711/
Kostellis711/
Giastella711/
Cathli711/
Catllá711/
Ceittelli711/
Castilloy711/
Costillie711/
Costli711/
Costeller710/
Costelles710/
Costtelle710/
Castles674,497/
Cotelle67816/
Cotella67735/
Castley67468/
Castler6790/
Castillaja6784/
Kaestli6778/
Katella6778/
Kotelli6737/
Cotilli6734/
Catilla6718/
Castillett6718/
Kastlie6713/
Casttle6712/
Koustellis679/
Catille679/
Katelle678/
Casstle676/
Catlitt673/
Kastlla673/
Scastle672/
Castlee672/
Catlipp672/
Kashtli671/
Cattlle671/
Costlla671/
Castlha671/
Cheatli671/
Katilli671/
Kastellyts671/
Castleh670/
Chastle670/
Costlio670/
Kaisteller670/
Cattlit670/

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