Castêdo Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Castêdo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Castêdo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Castedo (8,659) are calculated separately.

Castêdo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Castêdo Come From? nationality or country of origin

Castêdo is most common in Portugal. It can also be found as a variant: Castedo. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Castêdo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most widely held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Castêdo are found; 80 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 80 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The surname Castêdo is most widespread in Portugal, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,604,560. Barring Portugal it is found in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Castedo958,659/
Castado8626/
Castido865/
Castodo864/
Castaedo8068/
Castaido802/
Catido7724/
Castada71514/
Costado7189/
Costido7128/
Casteda7113/
Caitedo712/
Sastido711/
Catidoy711/
Castaeda676,092/
Casteeda67158/
Castidad67132/
Costidou6714/
Castaada6713/
Casteada673/
Kastidou673/

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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 Castêdo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis