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Where Does The Last Name Castro Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Castro (Arabic: كاسترو, Hindi: केस्टो) is more commonly found in Mexico than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Cástro, Çastro, Castró, Cästro or Castrò. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Castro? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Castro is the 215^th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,928 people. Castro occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Castro live; 45 percent live in South America and 20 percent live in Hispano-North America. Castro is also the 24,489^th most frequent first name globally It is held by 35,449 people.

It is most widespread in Mexico, where it is held by 487,806 people, or 1 in 254. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: México, where 11 percent live, Sinaloa, where 9 percent live and Mexico City, where 7 percent live. Besides Mexico this last name is found in 185 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 12 percent live and Brazil, where 9 percent live.

Castro Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Castro has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Castro surname increased 14,584 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,913 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Castro Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (71%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Maronite (33%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Castro surname are 42.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.48% registered with the political party.

The amount Castro earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 20.84% less than the national average, earning €23,772 per year; in Norway they earn 2.62% more than the national average, earning 355,163 kr per year; in Peru they earn 1.68% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,710 per year; in South Africa they earn 52.85% more than the national average, earning R 363,240 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.4% less than the national average, earning $22,385,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.42% less than the national average, earning $37,788 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.13% less than the national average, earning $46,639 CAD per year.