Châtelain Surname
Approximately 595 people bear this surname
Châtelain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 570 | 1:14,409 | 2,370 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
The alternate forms: Chatelain (16,639) are calculated separately.
Châtelain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Châtelain Come From? nationality or country of origin
Châtelain occurs in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Chatelain. For other possible spellings of Châtelain click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Châtelain? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 540,057th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 12,247,976 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Châtelain are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
It is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is held by 570 people, or 1 in 14,409. In Switzerland Châtelain is most frequent in: Canton of Bern, where 33 percent are found, Canton of Vaud, where 23 percent are found and Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 21 percent are found. Other than Switzerland this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Châtelain
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