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 surname Castiñeiras is carried by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Castineiras. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Castiñeiras? popularity and diffusion
The last name Castiñeiras is the 173,705th most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,946,844 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Castiñeiras are found; 66 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 66 percent are found in Iberian Europe.
This surname is most prevalent in Spain, where it is borne by 1,635 people, or 1 in 28,595. In Spain Castiñeiras is primarily concentrated in: Galicia, where 80 percent are found, Madrid, where 5 percent are found and Catalonia, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Spain this surname 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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