Gaztelu Surname

598,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Gaztelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaztelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain4391:106,4978,544
Argentina451:949,85460,205
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Andorra111:7,6221,167
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Gaztelu Last Name Facts

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

Gaztelu is more frequently found in Spain than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaztelu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gaztelu is the 598,302nd most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 14,014,511 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Gaztelu are found; 87 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 87 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The last name is most common in Spain, where it is borne by 439 people, or 1 in 106,497. In Spain it is most prevalent in: Basque Country, where 46 percent live, Navarre, where 24 percent live and Andalusia, where 12 percent live. Beside Spain this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Gaztelu Last Name Statistics demography

Gaztelu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.73% less than the national average, earning $34,203 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gatelu9212/
Gastelu863,302/
Gatelau8611/
Ghatelu868/
Gattelu866/
Gateelu863/
Gastelut80120/
Gastelou8010/
Gateloup803/
Gastelud801/
Ghateelu801/
Gastelup801/
Gasteluz801/
Gatilu774/
Gotelu771/
Gastelú7114/
Gastilu7110/
Asteluz712/
Ghotelu711/
Astelius6710/
Hastelux671/
Gaithoilu634/
Gaithuilu631/
Ostelu621/
Gaithuiliu5921/
Astilus574/
Gotilou571/
Oztoylu571/
Gatiloo571/
Ostelius538/
Hostelus531/
Kgostilou501/

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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
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  • 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 Gaztelu
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