Castus Surname
Approximately 203 people bear this surname
Castus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 122 | 1:433,948 | 30,252 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Belgium | 26 | 1:442,179 | 45,013 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Castus (1,005) may also be a first name.
Castus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Castus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Castus occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Castus? popularity and diffusion
The surname Castus is the 1,173,425th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 35,899,241 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Castus reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 253,774th most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 1,005 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 433,948. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 98 percent live and Arusha Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in France, where 14 percent live and Belgium, where 13 percent live.
Castus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Castus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Castus surname fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Castus
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