Castelyn Surname

405,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 863 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Castelyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Castelyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7471:72,5279,038
Belgium431:267,36432,244
France211:3,162,987209,042
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England71:7,959,723202,100
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Namibia31:803,13415,170
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Castelyn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Castelyn is found most frequently in South Africa. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Castelyn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 405,848th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 8,444,433 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Castelyn live; 87 percent live in Southern Africa and 87 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Castelyn is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 747 people, or 1 in 72,527. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 38 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 16 percent reside and Free State, where 15 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 5 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Castelyn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Castelyn last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Castelyn earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 59.64% more than the national average, earning R 379,356 per year and in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD 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
  • 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 Castelyn
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