Castren Surname

847,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Castren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Castren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland2441:22,5273,158
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Castrén (239) & Castrèn (2) are calculated separately.

Castren Last Name Facts

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

The last name Castren is found in Finland more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Castrén or Castrèn. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Castren? popularity and diffusion

The surname Castren is the 847,909th most widespread surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 22,562,062 people. Castren is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Castren are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 77 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly used in Finland, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 22,527. In Finland it is most prevalent in: Uusimaa, where 73 percent are found, Northern Ostrobothnia, where 7 percent are found and Central Finland, where 4 percent are found. Barring Finland this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Castren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Castren has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 5,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Castren Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Castren last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

Castren earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.63% more than the national average, earning $46,010 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Castrén95239/
Castrèn952/
Castrien9361/
Chastren930/
Catren9251/
Castrn929/
Catrien86128/
Cathren8635/
Cautren8620/
Kastren8619/
Jastren8614/
Castrin869/
Cattren862/
Catroen861/
Chastrn860/
Cauthren80107/
Castrina8037/
Cathrien803/
Castring802/
Cathreen802/
Cauttren800/
Cathrenn800/
Catrin771,223/
Katren7719/
Cattrn771/
Cotren771/
Catrín771/
Catryn770/
Castrinck751/
Catrina714,071/
Cothren711,983/
Cathrin71184/
Katrien7180/
Kastrin7166/
Jastrem7153/
Kathren7150/
Catrink7127/
Kastrén7117/
Cottren7115/
Katreen716/
Catrinc713/
Coutren713/
Cathryn713/
Catring712/
Costrin712/
Caitrin712/
Castringue711/
Kostren711/
Sostren711/
Catryna711/
Castrim711/
Katrenc711/
Cathrem710/
Catrinn710/
Catrinck67317/
Couthren6754/
Kathreen6728/
Cathrina6728/
Zastrina6724/
Kathrien6712/
Kastrion679/
Kastrina674/
Khatreen673/
Catrinne672/
Kastring672/
Kattrien671/
Katrn671/
Keathren671/
Cothrenn671/
Cattrina671/
Cathring671/
Caitrina671/
Cathrion671/
Kaiteren671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Castren
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