Kastro Surname

161,311th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Kastro Surname User-submission:

This last name has a K in place of C (Castro). Jewish sources claim this surname refers to cohen, a priest of the old Kingdom of Israel.

Kastro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,9321:50,4905,344
Russia2471:583,49451,838
Indonesia1511:875,82265,732
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
India221:34,866,608408,224
Belarus201:475,05345,383
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Turkey171:4,577,731104,623
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Israel141:611,26042,949
Nicaragua111:547,3723,850
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Greece91:1,231,08885,267
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Georgia71:535,07818,425
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
England41:13,929,515290,718
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
China31:455,773,85521,925
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Albania31:971,35222,477
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Fiji11:894,3914,568
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Kastro (991) may also be a first name.

Kastro Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This last name has a K in place of C (Castro). Jewish sources claim this surname refers to cohen, a priest of the old Kingdom of Israel.

- carlosdacruznovo

Kastro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kastro (Georgian: კასტრო, Russian: Кастро) is found most in Ethiopia. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kastro? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 161,311th most numerous surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,699,091 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Kastro live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Kastro is also the 255,739th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 991 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,932 people, or 1 in 50,490. Outside of Ethiopia this last name occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 9 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.

Kastro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kastro last name is principally Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus and Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kastro last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Kastro earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.21% more than the national average, earning $46,259 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaistro92164/
Kaystro9268/
Khastro9224/
Kasstro925/
Kastroo923/
Kasttro921/
Kastrou921/
Khaistro861/
Kazstroy861/
Castro832,488,822/
Kostro831,657/
Kastra83112/
Kaztro8363/
Kestro8333/
Qastro8311/
Castros77338/
Castrop77326/
Kaastra77254/
Kastrau77177/
Kostros77140/
Kaystra77115/
Kaistra7754/
Katstra7752/
Casttro7733/
Castroi7731/
Castroo7727/
Kajstra7726/
Casstro7716/
Caastro7715/
Castrro7714/
Kostroß7714/
Kostroň7712/
Kostroa779/
Gcastro778/
Kaustra778/
Ccastro776/
Castrot775/
Khestro774/
Cashtro774/
Caestro774/
Koystro773/
Castrod773/
Castroa773/
Castrou772/
Ceastro772/
Casdtro772/
Kashtra771/
Castroh771/
Castroć771/
Catstro771/
Cazstro771/
Caistro771/
Cahstro771/
Kostroś771/
Caustro771/
Keastra771/
Kastrad771/
Castroy771/
D'Castro71174/
Kostroch7118/
Kastrach711/
Kastrasz711/
Kostross711/
Kastratt711/
Kasthraa711/
Kostrosh711/
Castra67357/
Kostra67272/
Koštro67137/
Caustrois67107/
Costro6757/
Kostrouch6748/
Caztro6729/
Cástro673/
Caxtro673/
Castró672/
Kestra672/
Cästro672/
Castrò671/
Kachtroud671/

Kastro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kastro in the Georgian language
კასტროkastro-
Kastro in the Russian language
Кастроkastro-

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