Castán Surname
Approximately 106 people bear this surname
Castán Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 79 | 1:591,798 | 27,792 |
| Mexico | 16 | 1:7,757,888 | 35,569 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Castan (9,735), Castàn (1) & Castañ (22) are calculated separately.
Castán Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Castán Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Castán is borne by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Castan, Castàn or Castañ. For other possible spellings of Castán click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Castán? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,785,358th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. Castán is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Castán are found; 75 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 75 percent are found in Iberian Europe.
The surname is most commonly used in Spain, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 591,798. In Spain it is most prevalent in: Catalonia, where 39 percent live, Aragon, where 23 percent live and Madrid, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Spain Castán occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 15 percent live and Argentina, where 3 percent live.
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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 Castán
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