Castor Surname
Approximately 44,317 people bear this surname
Castor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 24,320 | 1:4,163 | 326 |
| United States | 7,395 | 1:49,014 | 5,935 |
| Brazil | 4,635 | 1:46,186 | 1,832 |
| Mexico | 2,669 | 1:46,507 | 2,495 |
| Haiti | 1,290 | 1:8,282 | 921 |
| France | 1,203 | 1:55,214 | 7,315 |
| Germany | 661 | 1:121,793 | 14,902 |
| Saudi Arabia | 596 | 1:51,772 | 7,760 |
| Tanzania | 312 | 1:169,685 | 14,915 |
| Canada | 263 | 1:140,097 | 14,419 |
| England | 122 | 1:456,705 | 30,074 |
| Argentina | 76 | 1:562,413 | 40,543 |
| Spain | 76 | 1:615,158 | 28,427 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| Peru | 74 | 1:429,515 | 13,251 |
| Sweden | 68 | 1:144,805 | 10,193 |
| Mauritius | 61 | 1:21,204 | 4,314 |
| Australia | 49 | 1:550,933 | 40,757 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 26 | 1:4,245 | 679 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Afghanistan | 13 | 1:2,473,322 | 16,278 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Guyana | 9 | 1:84,691 | 6,279 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 1:194,854 | 9,403 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Dominica | 2 | 1:37,946 | 685 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 66 | 1:369,324 | 22,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,244 | 1:40,369 | 4,743 |
The alternate forms: Cástor (2) & Càstor (1) are calculated separately.
Castor (13,127) may also be a first name.
Castor Demographics
Average Male Castor Height
174.97 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Castor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Castor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Castor is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Cástor or Càstor. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Castor? popularity and diffusion
The surname Castor is the 12,664th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 164,441 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 56 percent of Castor are found; 55 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 54 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 50,927th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 13,127 people.
It is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 24,320 people, or 1 in 4,163. In The Philippines Castor is primarily concentrated in: Western Visayas, where 46 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 12 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines it is found in 89 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Brazil, where 10 percent are found.
Castor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Castor has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 594 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 185 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Castor Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Castor last name are 14.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.87% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Castor earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 2.96% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,958 per year; in South Africa they earn 56.63% more than the national average, earning R 372,216 per year; in Colombia they earn 50.54% more than the national average, earning $34,176,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.71% less than the national average, earning $42,843 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.77% less than the national average, earning $42,343 CAD per year.
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Castor Reference & Research
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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 Castor
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