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
Castán occurs most in Spain. It may also occur in the variant forms: Castan, Castàn or Castañ. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Castán? popularity and diffusion
The last name Castán is the 1,785,358th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. Castán is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Castán live; 75 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 75 percent live in Iberian Europe.
It is most common in Spain, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 591,798. In Spain it is primarily found in: Catalonia, where 39 percent reside, Aragon, where 23 percent reside and Madrid, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account Spain it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 15 percent reside and Argentina, where 3 percent reside.
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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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