Chatelain Surname

32,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,639 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Chatelain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chatelain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France11,2611:5,898498
United States2,2691:159,74416,270
Canada9231:39,9194,984
Switzerland7271:11,2971,860
Belgium3241:35,4835,784
Argentina3051:140,14211,866
Haiti2691:39,7172,575
Mexico921:1,349,19815,373
Colombia611:783,1828,365
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
New Caledonia361:7,6731,760
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Ivory Coast301:769,04120,891
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
England221:2,532,63991,802
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Mongolia191:148,6998,761
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
China31:455,773,85521,925
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:452,42132,615

The alternate forms: Châtelain (595) are calculated separately.

Chatelain (43) may also be a first name.

Chatelain Last Name Facts

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

Chatelain occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Châtelain. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chatelain? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chatelain is the 32,041st most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 437,980 people. The surname Chatelain is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Chatelain live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Chatelain is also the 1,545,828th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 43 people.

It is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 11,261 people, or 1 in 5,898. In France Chatelain is primarily found in: Hauts-de-France, where 19 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 19 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 14 percent reside. Outside of France this surname exists in 51 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Chatelain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Chatelain has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 2,044 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chatelain Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chatelain surname are 20.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.3% being registered with the political party.

The amount Chatelain earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 0.66% more than the national average, earning $22,851,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.77% more than the national average, earning $46,501 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.45% less than the national average, earning $45,983 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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