Chastelain Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Chastelain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Chastelain (9) may also be a first name.
Chastelain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chastelain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chastelain occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chastelain? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Chastelain occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Chastelain live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Chastelain is also the 3,941,740th most prevalent forename in the world. It is borne by 9 people.
The surname is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 16,605,680. In France Chastelain is most frequent in: Hauts-de-France, where 25 percent live, Île-de-France, where 25 percent live and Normandy, where 25 percent live. Other than France Chastelain occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 20 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 Chastelain
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