de Chasteigner Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

de Chasteigner Surname Definition:

(French), of Chestnut-tree of the Chestnut-tree plot.

de Chasteigner Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France291:2,290,439180,028
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

de Chasteigner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French), of Chestnut-tree of the Chestnut-tree plot.

— Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon
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de Chasteigner Last Name Facts

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

de Chasteigner is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name de Chasteigner? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,100,440th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of de Chasteigner reside; 73 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most widely held in France, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 2,290,439. In France it is mostly found in: Pays de la Loire, where 66 percent live, Île-de-France, where 24 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 7 percent live. Outside of France de Chasteigner is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dechasteigner965/
De-Chasteigner931/
de Chastenet8540/
de Chatigny8030/
de Chastenay772/
De Hastani671/
de Sostenes641/
de Satana52100/
de Satanna507/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Chasteigner
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