Aldana Surname

3,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144,042 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Belize

Aldana Surname Definition:

Archaic Castilian of the noun "aldeana" - a female villager. One legend attributes name to King Thedrick whose son founded the house of Aldana near Santiago de Compostela. Another legend attributes name to King Ariamiro or Artamiro, eighth monarch of Suevians.

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Aldana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico33,5341:3,702499
Colombia31,7271:1,506299
Guatemala18,6471:862148
Venezuela17,3991:1,736309
United States7,5811:47,8115,794
Cuba6,3311:1,820272
Peru4,9921:6,367979
Bolivia3,9481:2,689462
El Salvador3,5831:1,771318
Spain2,4921:18,7612,077
Argentina2,3291:18,3531,569
Philippines2,2071:45,8717,400
Honduras2,1931:4,020445
Chile1,7941:9,820874
Paraguay1,2341:5,864441
Ecuador1,0551:15,0772,304
Nicaragua7621:7,902636
Belize6911:51495
Brazil4421:484,33118,300
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Canada1731:212,98020,593
Dominican Republic1311:79,6413,650
Australia761:355,20729,862
Panama731:53,5932,554
France681:976,805110,007
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
Uruguay441:77,9948,034
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Costa Rica341:140,5902,066
England271:2,063,63279,942
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
China51:273,464,31313,838
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Jordan41:2,210,60920,372
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Comoros11:749,524685
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

The alternate forms: Aldaña (41) & Aldána (1) are calculated separately.

Aldana (1,747) may also be a first name.

Aldana Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Archaic Castilian of the noun "aldeana" - a female villager. One legend attributes name to King Thedrick whose son founded the house of Aldana near Santiago de Compostela. Another legend attributes name to King Ariamiro or Artamiro, eighth monarch of Suevians.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Aldana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aldana (Marathi: दना, Russian: Алдана) occurs most in Mexico. It can also occur as a variant: Aldaña or Aldána. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aldana? popularity and diffusion

Aldana is the 3,886th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 50,593 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Aldana are found; 45 percent are found in South America and 34 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 183,331st most widely held first name globally, held by 1,747 people.

The last name Aldana is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is borne by 33,534 people, or 1 in 3,702. In Mexico it is most frequent in: México, where 17 percent reside, Jalisco, where 13 percent reside and Puebla, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Mexico Aldana occurs in 76 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 22 percent reside and Guatemala, where 13 percent reside.

Aldana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Aldana has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Aldana Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Aldana last name are 42.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.09% registered with the political party.

The amount Aldana earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 2.23% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,818 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.27% more than the national average, earning $24,580,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.28% less than the national average, earning $39,145 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.36% less than the national average, earning $44,038 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aldaña9441/
Aldána941/
Aldanas92187/
Aldanna92173/
Aldhana9218/
Aldagna9211/
Galdana925/
Aldanai924/
Aldanha924/
Ealdana923/
Haldana922/
Aldanau921/
Alddana921/
Galdeana866/
Aldhamna864/
Aldhanah862/
Aldganah861/
Galdanga861/
Aldeanna861/
Aldani83872/
Aldona83320/
Aldano83104/
Eldana8342/
Aldane8325/
Aldena8322/
Aldany835/
Oldana833/
Aldanhash801/
Haldane773,755/
Galdona77710/
Aldaini77259/
Holdana77235/
Heldana7751/
Haldani7743/
Alduina7742/
Aldanes7729/
Eldanna7729/
Goldana7728/
Aldanie7725/
Aldonas7722/
Aldainy779/
Aldhano775/
Aldhena774/
Aldayni774/
Aldanis774/
Aldaani774/
Galdane773/
Aldaniz773/
Alhdani773/
Aldeane772/
Aldoina772/
Aldanez772/
Aldahny771/
Aldhane771/
Alddany771/
Aldaino771/
Aldaner771/
Aildani771/
Oldanga771/
Aldeena771/
Eldanaa771/
Aldonah771/
Elhdana771/
Aldanne771/
Aldaine771/
Alldena771/
Aldayny771/
Aldhaini71305/
Ealedona7144/
Halldane7123/
Gouldana7112/
Haldanes717/
Aldanish716/
Aildasni713/
Galdanio713/
Galdaino712/
Haldaane711/
Haltdane711/
Aldeanne711/
Aldohina711/
Aldheani711/
Aldahneh711/
Aldhgany711/
Aldeanio711/
Galdeane711/
Oldani673,623/
Oldano67603/
Aldhanous67109/
Aldoni6743/
Aldaño6730/
Oldane6713/
Aldone678/
Aldony675/
Aldono673/
Heldahana672/
Hateldani671/
Goldainay671/
Eldona671/
Asseldani671/

Aldana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aldana in the Marathi language
दनाdana-
Aldana in the Russian language
Алданаaldana-

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