Castigo Surname

42,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Castigo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Castigo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique9,2701:2,941699
Angola2,5631:10,5301,295
Philippines4991:202,88231,930
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
France11:66,422,722504,397
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Castigo (21,328) may also be a first name.

Castigo Last Name Facts

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

Castigo is borne by more people in Mozambique than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Castigo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 42,245th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 589,989 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Castigo are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 36,042nd most common given name world-wide It is held by 21,328 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Mozambique, where it is held by 9,270 people, or 1 in 2,941. Without taking into account Mozambique this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 21 percent live and The Philippines, where 4 percent live.

Castigo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Castigo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Castigo last name grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Castigo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Castigo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.38% less than the national average, earning R 32,376 per year and in United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Catigo922/
Costigo8620/
Castego863/
Catiego861/
Kastigo861/
Catighod80108/
Kashtigo802/
Castiega801/
Catiga7791/
Katigo7748/
Cotigo771/
Kathigo719/
Katigho718/
Catigas718/
Katoigo714/
Costiga713/
Katiego711/
Cautiga711/
Katigoz711/
Kastiga711/
Kathingo67278/

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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 Castigo
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