Castells Surname

58,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Castells Surname User-submission:

The surname means 'castles' in Catalan.

Castells Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain5,9311:7,883959
Argentina9241:46,2593,902
France4901:135,55720,736
United States2801:1,294,49690,776
Ecuador2481:64,1365,208
Uruguay1511:22,7272,631
Mexico1241:1,001,01813,136
Cuba1011:114,0863,211
Brazil801:2,675,92980,209
Puerto Rico571:62,2831,270
Italy541:1,132,53173,160
Andorra521:1,612293
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Chile301:587,21614,299
Venezuela301:1,006,80315,224
England191:2,932,529101,561
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Castells Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname means 'castles' in Catalan.

- norbert

Castells Last Name Facts

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

The last name Castells is held by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Castells click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Castells? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 58,005th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 835,440 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Castells are found; 69 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 69 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Spain, where it is held by 5,931 people, or 1 in 7,883. In Spain it is mostly found in: Catalonia, where 71 percent reside, Valencian Community, where 17 percent reside and Madrid, where 3 percent reside. Barring Spain it occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 11 percent reside and France, where 6 percent reside.

Castells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Castells has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Castells last name expanded 4,667 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 136 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Castells Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Castells surname are 6.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.7% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Castells earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 67.24% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,350 per year and in United States they earn 11.56% more than the national average, earning $48,136 USD per year.

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