Aldana Surname
Approximately 144,042 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameAldana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 33,534 | 1:3,702 | 499 |
| Colombia | 31,727 | 1:1,506 | 299 |
| Guatemala | 18,647 | 1:862 | 148 |
| Venezuela | 17,399 | 1:1,736 | 309 |
| United States | 7,581 | 1:47,811 | 5,794 |
| Cuba | 6,331 | 1:1,820 | 272 |
| Peru | 4,992 | 1:6,367 | 979 |
| Bolivia | 3,948 | 1:2,689 | 462 |
| El Salvador | 3,583 | 1:1,771 | 318 |
| Spain | 2,492 | 1:18,761 | 2,077 |
| Argentina | 2,329 | 1:18,353 | 1,569 |
| Philippines | 2,207 | 1:45,871 | 7,400 |
| Honduras | 2,193 | 1:4,020 | 445 |
| Chile | 1,794 | 1:9,820 | 874 |
| Paraguay | 1,234 | 1:5,864 | 441 |
| Ecuador | 1,055 | 1:15,077 | 2,304 |
| Nicaragua | 762 | 1:7,902 | 636 |
| Belize | 691 | 1:514 | 95 |
| Brazil | 442 | 1:484,331 | 18,300 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Canada | 173 | 1:212,980 | 20,593 |
| Dominican Republic | 131 | 1:79,641 | 3,650 |
| Australia | 76 | 1:355,207 | 29,862 |
| Panama | 73 | 1:53,593 | 2,554 |
| France | 68 | 1:976,805 | 110,007 |
| Indonesia | 67 | 1:1,973,869 | 124,197 |
| Uruguay | 44 | 1:77,994 | 8,034 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Costa Rica | 34 | 1:140,590 | 2,066 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Jordan | 4 | 1:2,210,609 | 20,372 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
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.
Aldana Demographics
Average Aldana Salary in
United States
$39,145 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Aldana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aldana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Aldana (Marathi: दना, Russian: Алдана) is held by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Aldaña or Aldána. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Aldana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,886th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 50,593 people. The last name Aldana occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Aldana reside; 45 percent reside in South America and 34 percent reside in Caribbean South America. It is also the 183,331st most widely held first name on earth, borne by 1,747 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is borne by 33,534 people, or 1 in 3,702. In Mexico it is most numerous in: México, where 17 percent live, Jalisco, where 13 percent live and Puebla, where 10 percent live. Apart from Mexico Aldana is found in 76 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 22 percent live and Guatemala, where 13 percent live.
Aldana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Aldana has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Aldana 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 with the Democratic Party 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
Aldana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Aldana in the Marathi language | ||
| दना | dana | - |
| Aldana in the Russian language | ||
| Алдана | aldana | - |
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