Castern Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Castern Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Castern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Castern (220) may also be a first name.

Castern Last Name Facts

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

The surname Castern occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Castern click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Castern? popularity and diffusion

Castern is the 4,427,875th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 40 percent of Castern live; 40 percent live in Southern Africa and 40 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 608,246th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 220 people.

The last name Castern is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,929,780. In Zimbabwe Castern is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 88 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent reside.

Castern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Castern has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Castern last name grew 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Castern Last Name Statistics demography

Castern earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.59% more than the national average, earning $48,583 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 Castern
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