Castex Surname

102,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Castex Surname User-submission:

Name originated in the Southwest of France that match the Bearn Casteig (also patronymic), meaning 'castle' (Occitan castle, castelh, Catalan castell). This is therefore one who lives near a castle or that originates from a locality with this name: towns are called Castex (Ariege, Gers) Castet (Pyrénées Atlantiques, Gers) or Castets (Gironde, Landes).

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Castex Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3,4031:19,5192,251
Argentina5301:80,6486,825
Chile2531:69,6302,862
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
Brazil721:2,973,25587,092
Cuba701:164,6103,825
New Caledonia361:7,6731,760
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Ecuador161:994,11514,535
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
England11:55,718,059489,080
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Castex Surname Meaning

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Name originated in the Southwest of France that match the Bearn Casteig (also patronymic), meaning 'castle' (Occitan castle, castelh, Catalan castell). This is therefore one who lives near a castle or that originates from a locality with this name: towns are called Castex (Ariege, Gers) Castet (Pyrénées Atlantiques, Gers) or Castets (Gironde, Landes).

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Castex Last Name Facts

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

The last name Castex occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Castex? popularity and diffusion

The surname Castex is the 102,636th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,588,393 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Castex reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 3,403 people, or 1 in 19,519. In France it is most prevalent in: Occitanie, where 50 percent reside, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 19 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 9 percent reside. Outside of France this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 12 percent reside and Chile, where 6 percent reside.

Castex Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Castex has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Castex surname rose 487 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Castex Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Castex surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Castex earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.7% less than the national average, earning $38,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Casteix9262/
Castexs928/
Castiex921/
Catex915/
Castes83228/
Castek83144/
Castez8363/
Cateux8326/
Castec8315/
Castax830/
Castets773,017/
Costeux77504/
Casties77261/
Casteig77138/
Castetz7726/
Costeix7722/
Castech7718/
Casteys7711/
Casteis777/
Casteas772/
Casteus771/
Castice771/
Casttes770/
Cotex7324/
Katex7317/
Catek7314/
Categ738/
Cateq731/
Catix731/
Catec731/
Cousteix71385/
Casteigt7160/
Castigue7123/
Casteits7113/
Castiche711/
Costes679,491/
Kastek67153/
Castic6783/
Costez6778/
Coteux6748/
Catteg6735/
Kastes6733/
Cataix6731/
Costek6720/
Castis6720/
Costec6716/
Cateck6716/
Cottex678/
Castyk675/
Castig672/
Kattex671/
Kaytex671/
Cateke671/
Coitex671/
Catesc671/
Catieg671/
Cautec671/
Cautek671/
Castys671/
Costax671/
Castegees670/

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