Castello Surname

16,989th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Castello Surname User-submission:

As it's in Spain 'Castelló' (note that it's an acute word, with emphasis on last syllable) means 'Little Castle' in Catalan/Valencian language. An amount of villages have this name in Catalonia and Valencia zone, the big one 'Castelló de la Plana'.

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Castello Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain10,4881:4,458555
Italy6,4851:9,4301,409
United States4,0161:90,25410,146
Brazil3,0081:71,1682,652
Argentina2,3841:17,9291,539
France1,4161:46,9096,040
Ecuador5721:27,8073,527
Cuba4951:23,2781,366
Mexico4331:286,6666,600
Guyana3061:2,491454
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Peru2721:116,8536,941
Uruguay2711:12,6631,421
England2431:229,29219,121
Portugal2261:46,0982,654
Australia2021:133,64214,486
Philippines1941:521,84760,219
Canada1741:211,75620,505
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1211:931207
Germany1191:676,51652,308
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Chile831:212,2476,658
Venezuela831:363,9057,786
Colombia771:620,4427,661
Jamaica561:51,2492,953
Switzerland441:186,65716,684
India401:19,176,635286,670
Trinidad and Tobago381:35,8943,529
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Andorra181:4,658913
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Austria151:567,69652,281
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
British Virgin Islands101:3,159366
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Grenada31:36,1781,426
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland801:55,3734,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England801:304,69220,471
Scotland341:110,0955,249
Wales41:392,10412,338
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8591:58,4626,480

The alternate forms: Castelló (413) & Castellò (3) are calculated separately.

Castello (1,153) may also be a first name.

Castello Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

As it's in Spain 'Castelló' (note that it's an acute word, with emphasis on last syllable) means 'Little Castle' in Catalan/Valencian language. An amount of villages have this name in Catalonia and Valencia zone, the big one 'Castelló de la Plana'.

'Castello' is a castle in Italian. The same word and surname is 'Castillo', and in Catalan 'Castell'.

- anonymous submission

This is a toponimic surname originates from the province and localities of Valencia and Catalonia (Castellón, Castelló...). It means 'little castle'.

- adriancastello5

Castello Last Name Facts

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

The last name Castello (Arabic: كاستللو, Marathi: टेलो) is found in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Castelló or Castellò. For other possible spellings of Castello click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Castello? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 16,989th most numerous surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 222,990 people. The surname Castello is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Castello reside; 53 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 33 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 234,291st most frequently held forename in the world, held by 1,153 people.

This last name is most widely held in Spain, where it is borne by 10,488 people, or 1 in 4,458. In Spain it is most common in: Valencian Community, where 57 percent reside, Catalonia, where 23 percent reside and Balearic Islands, where 5 percent reside. Barring Spain this surname exists in 92 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Castello Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Castello has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Castello surname grew 468 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 304 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 82 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 85 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Castello Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Castello surname are 4.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.57% being registered with the political party.

The amount Castello earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 9.13% more than the national average, earning €32,772 per year; in Peru they earn 2.07% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,786 per year; in South Africa they earn 37.28% more than the national average, earning R 326,220 per year; in Colombia they earn 30.54% more than the national average, earning $29,636,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.52% less than the national average, earning $42,492 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.02% less than the national average, earning $44,706 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Castelló96413/
Castellò963/
Castiello946,071/
Castellot94425/
Castellos9415/
Castellio9414/
Castellod943/
Casttello943/
Casstello942/
Castelloo941/
Castelllo941/
Castellou941/
Catello93593/
Castllo93254/
Castillo882,619,950/
Costello8872,797/
Castella887,637/
Kastello88141/
Castellà88103/
Castellá8852/
Catiello8838/
Zastello8818/
Castyllo889/
Castllio883/
Castellã883/
Castlllo882/
Castíllo882/
Caztello882/
Catellos881/
Cattello881/
Cautello881/
Casttllo881/
Catellot881/
Castlo8635/
Castillos821,103/
Castiella82604/
Castillio82368/
Castilllo82150/
Castellas82124/
Castellaz82112/
Castillou8292/
Castellat8243/
Casstillo8234/
Kastellos8233/
Cautiello8228/
Kastellou8225/
Casttillo8224/
Caastillo8223/
Castilloo8219/
Ccastillo8213/
Quastello829/
Castiollo829/
Cosstello829/
Costellos826/
Castillop826/
Castilloa825/
Castellau825/
Costtello824/
Castilloi824/
Dcastillo824/
Gcastillo823/
Castellia823/
Castuillo823/
Casdtillo823/
Costeullo822/
Castillho822/
Costelloo821/
Costelllo821/
Chastillo821/
Casstella821/
Castilloz821/
Caestillo821/
Costellio821/
Costelloa821/
Coistello821/
Zcastillo821/
Cadstillo821/
Castgillo821/
Castillot821/
Castilloy821/
Castilluo821/
Csastillo821/
Cqastillo821/
Kashtello821/
Castelleu821/
Costellou820/
Casttella820/
Costeello820/
Catella801,606/
Catillo80786/
Katello80383/
Castloo8070/
Cotello8048/
Castlho8021/
Castlio8018/
Castlla806/
Costllo803/
Qastllo801/
Casttlo800/
Castilloux781,201/
Castellões7814/
Cattelliot784/
D'Castillo783/
Castillous782/
Castellaus781/
Castillios781/
Catlo771/
Castilla7561,194/
Costella753,490/
Costillo75598/
Cautillo75529/
Kastella75355/
Kastillo75193/
Kostello75149/
Cautella7570/
Cotiello7538/
Cottello7528/
Caztillo7521/
Catiollo7516/
Catellat7514/
Cattella7514/
Caatillo759/
Cadtillo758/
Katellou758/
Cattillo757/
Castlhos755/
Cataella755/
Kastyllo755/
Katiello755/
Costéllo753/
Sastillo752/
Qastillo752/
Castilló752/
Caxtillo751/
Jastella751/
Zastillo751/
Catillos751/
Cästillo751/
Caitillo751/
Castillá751/
Codtello751/
Cootello750/
Kestello750/
Costtllo750/
Castillas71544/
Catlla71174/
Catlos71111/
Katiellou7165/
Kastellas7123/
Costellas7121/
Kostellou7118/
Costellia7115/
Costellat719/
Costillos719/
Cattellat714/
Catllà714/
Castillla713/
Costlo712/
Costillio712/
Kastellah712/
Costiella712/
Kastyllyo712/
Coutoello712/
Castillia711/
Quastella711/
Giastella711/
Catllá711/
Catlou711/
Catloy711/
Cautillot711/
Castillat711/
Kastlo711/
Catlop710/
Cotillo67966/
Cotella67735/
Katella6778/
Kotello6755/
Catloth6754/
Catilla6718/
Castillias6713/
Kastellyaz6713/
Kastlla673/
Caistillas673/
Costloo672/
Castilglia672/
Costlla671/
Castlha671/
Castilllas671/
Costleo670/
Costtlo670/
Costlod670/
Castlas670/
Costlio670/
Castlia670/
Costloy670/
Cathlot670/

Castello Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Castello in the Marathi language
टेलोtelo-
Castello in the Arabic language
كاستللوkastllw-

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Castello Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Castello
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