Castro da Luz Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Castro da Luz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Castro da Luz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792

Castro da Luz Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Castro da Luz Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Castro da Luz is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Castro da Luz? popularity and diffusion

Castro da Luz is the 4,532,898th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Castro da Luz is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Castro da Luz live; 95 percent live in South America and 95 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name Castro da Luz is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 11,893,018. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Paraná, where 33 percent are found, Rio Grande do Sul, where 17 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 11 percent are found. Not including Brazil this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Cape Verde, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Castro Dalies771/
Castro Tales722/
Castro Teles6412/
Castrotellez644/
Castro Telles623/
Castro Toloza621/
Castor Teles564/
Caster Teles561/

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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 Castro da Luz
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