Castels Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Castels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Castels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France201:3,321,136213,627
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland141:267,3738,913
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Castels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Castels is found most in France. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Castels? popularity and diffusion

The surname Castels is the 2,661,929th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. Castels occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Castels are found; 45 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

It is most widely held in France, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 3,321,136. In France it is primarily found in: Hauts-de-France, where 55 percent reside, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 20 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account France this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Ecuador, where 19 percent reside.

Castels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Castels has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 31 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Castels Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Castels surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Castels earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Castells938,723/
Casteels931,067/
Castelles8814/
Casteells881/
Castellse881/
Castles864,497/
Cathels8644/
Catells863/
Cattels860/
Costels860/
Castils860/
Castellese82508/
Castielles821/
Casstles8034/
Caiteles8014/
Cayteles8012/
Castills803/
Coustels801/
Costaels801/
Kastells801/
Costells801/
Katels771/
Castellez7516/
Castilles753/
Kasttelss751/
Costelles750/
Kastelz7160/
Costils7152/
Catilse7110/
Kastles719/
Costellese713/
Costles712/
Katehls711/
Cottels711/
Katelse711/
Kostels710/
Cothels710/
Cottiels6721/
Cotteels6721/
Kostelse671/
Katls671/
Cattellz670/
Costills670/

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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
  • 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 Castels
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