Castiñeiras Surname
Approximately 2,473 people bear this surname
Castiñeiras Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1,635 | 1:28,595 | 2,938 |
| Argentina | 689 | 1:62,037 | 5,282 |
| Uruguay | 51 | 1:67,289 | 7,157 |
| Cuba | 50 | 1:230,454 | 4,614 |
| Venezuela | 28 | 1:1,078,717 | 15,964 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Castineiras (193) are calculated separately.
Castiñeiras Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Castiñeiras Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Castiñeiras is found in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Castineiras. For other possible spellings of Castiñeiras click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Castiñeiras? popularity and diffusion
It is the 173,705th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,946,844 people. The surname Castiñeiras occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Castiñeiras reside; 66 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 66 percent reside in Iberian Europe.
The last name Castiñeiras is most prevalent in Spain, where it is carried by 1,635 people, or 1 in 28,595. In Spain Castiñeiras is most frequent in: Galicia, where 80 percent are found, Madrid, where 5 percent are found and Catalonia, where 2 percent are found. Not including Spain it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 28 percent are found and Uruguay, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castineiras | 97 | 193 | / |
| Castiñieiras | 96 | 1 | / |
| Catiñeiras | 95 | 3 | / |
| Castiñeras | 95 | 1 | / |
| Castañeiras | 91 | 120 | / |
| Castiñeyras | 91 | 62 | / |
| Castiñeiros | 91 | 3 | / |
| Casteñeiras | 91 | 1 | / |
| Catiñeira | 90 | 3 | / |
| Castiñera | 90 | 2 | / |
| Castiñira | 90 | 1 | / |
| Castinheiras | 87 | 16 | / |
| Castineira | 86 | 500 | / |
| Castiñeyra | 86 | 128 | / |
| Castineras | 86 | 13 | / |
| Casteñeira | 86 | 8 | / |
| Castiñeiro | 86 | 6 | / |
| Castiñiera | 86 | 2 | / |
| Catineiras | 86 | 1 | / |
| Castiñaira | 86 | 1 | / |
| Castaneiras | 82 | 14 | / |
| Castinheira | 82 | 11 | / |
| Castineyras | 82 | 3 | / |
| Casteneiras | 82 | 1 | / |
| Castinetras | 82 | 1 | / |
| Castinera | 80 | 5 | / |
| Catiñeyra | 80 | 4 | / |
| Casteñera | 80 | 3 | / |
| Castinira | 80 | 3 | / |
| Cateñeira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Castanheiras | 78 | 39 | / |
| Castineyra | 76 | 96 | / |
| Casteneira | 76 | 7 | / |
| Castiniera | 76 | 5 | / |
| Casteñeros | 76 | 3 | / |
| Castineiro | 76 | 2 | / |
| Casteneras | 76 | 1 | / |
| Casteniera | 76 | 1 | / |
| Castiñeyro | 76 | 1 | / |
| Casteñeiro | 76 | 1 | / |
| Costineira | 76 | 1 | / |
| Castenheira | 73 | 3 | / |
| Castanheiros | 70 | 15 | / |
| Castenera | 70 | 7 | / |
| Casteñero | 70 | 1 | / |
| Catineyra | 70 | 1 | / |
| Castinero | 70 | 0 | / |
| Castengera | 67 | 46 | / |
| Castegnara | 67 | 11 | / |
| Castegnera | 67 | 9 | / |
| Costeniera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Castenerac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Castengara | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kasteneira | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Castiñeiras
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