Casting Surname
Approximately 208 people bear this surname
Casting Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 157 | 1:489,061 | 29,269 |
| Haiti | 38 | 1:281,155 | 9,538 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 79 | 1:635,680 | 42,122 |
Casting (56) may also be a first name.
Casting Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Casting Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Casting (Arabic: كاستينغ) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Casting? popularity and diffusion
The surname Casting is the 1,152,132nd most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 78 percent of Casting reside; 76 percent reside in South Asia and 76 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Casting is also the 1,321,957th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 56 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 489,061. In Iran it is mostly found in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 87 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 8 percent reside and Khuzestan Province, where 3 percent reside. Beside Iran it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Haiti, where 18 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Casting Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Casting in the Arabic language | ||
| كاستينغ | kastyngh | - |
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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 Casting
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