Castiñeyra Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Castiñeyra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Castiñeyra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina831:514,98137,804
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Castineyra (96) are calculated separately.

Castiñeyra Last Name Facts

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

The last name Castiñeyra is held by more people in Argentina than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Castineyra. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Castiñeyra? popularity and diffusion

The last name Castiñeyra is the 1,589,322nd most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name Castiñeyra is predominantly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Castiñeyra reside; 68 percent reside in South America and 65 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

This last name is most commonly held in Argentina, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 514,981. In Argentina it is primarily concentrated in: Buenos Aires Province, where 81 percent reside, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 16 percent reside and La Pampa Province, where 4 percent reside. Not including Argentina this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 29 percent reside and Venezuela, where 3 percent reside.

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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 Castiñeyra
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