Castinheira Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Castinheira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Castinheira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Castinheira Last Name Facts

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

Castinheira is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Castinheira click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Castinheira? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Castinheira reside; 91 percent reside in South America and 45 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This surname is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 42,814,866. In Brazil Castinheira is most common in: São Paulo, where 80 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil Castinheira is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 36 percent are found and Paraguay, where 9 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Castinheira
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