Castens Surname

442,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 773 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Castens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Castens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3911:205,89623,473
United States3091:1,173,00683,866
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Denmark61:940,78647,603
England51:11,143,612252,590
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Castens Last Name Facts

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

Castens has its highest incidence in Germany. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Castens click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Castens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Castens is the 442,270th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 9,427,614 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Castens are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Castens is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 391 people, or 1 in 205,896. In Germany it is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 72 percent live, Bremen, where 11 percent live and Hamburg, where 10 percent live. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent live and The Netherlands, where 5 percent live.

Castens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Castens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Castens surname expanded 533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Castens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Castens are 5.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.46% being registered to vote for the party.

Castens earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.21% less than the national average, earning $43,057 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Castense932/
Catstens932/
Chastens930/
Casstens930/
Casstuens881/
Kastens862,074/
Caitens8659/
Costens8648/
Cathens862/
Catense861/
Castins861/
Ceatens860/
Cauthens8016/
Katstens806/
Castence803/
Scastins801/
Cotens7749/
Katens7726/
Catins770/
Kestens711,130/
Cottens71391/
Coutens71228/
Cations71213/
Köstens71146/
Kostens7121/
Costins7119/
Jostens718/
Sastins717/
Kaitens712/
Costems711/
Kastins711/
Katense711/
Sostens711/
Kattens711/
Cathins710/
Joostens67649/
Kostense67330/
Koestens6715/
Costence672/
Koistens671/
Kestiens671/
Hcations670/
Cautions670/

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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 Castens
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