Aldaña Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Aldaña Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aldaña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia231:2,077,13412,400
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

The alternate forms: Aldana (144,042) & Aldána (1) are calculated separately.

Aldaña Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aldaña is most common in Colombia. It can also be found in the variant forms: Aldana or Aldána. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aldaña? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,055,934th most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Aldaña reside; 95 percent reside in South America and 63 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

The surname is most frequently held in Colombia, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 2,077,134. In Colombia it is most numerous in: Capital District, where 83 percent are found, Cundinamarca Department, where 9 percent are found and Amazonas Department, where 4 percent are found. Beside Colombia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 29 percent are found and Venezuela, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aldana94144,042/
Aldána891/
Aldaño8330/
Aldanas77187/
Aldanna77173/
Aldhana7718/
Aldagna7711/
Aldania776/
Galdana775/
Aldaani774/
Aldanha774/
Aldanai774/
Ealdana773/
Haldana772/
Alddana771/
Aldanau771/
Haldania7114/
Galdeana716/
Aldhamna714/
Aldhanah712/
Aldannia711/
Aldganah711/
Galdanga711/
Aldeanna711/
Haldaane711/
Aldani67872/
Aldona67320/
Aldano67104/
Eldana6742/
Aldane6725/
Aldena6722/
Aldany675/
Oldana673/
Aldanhash671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Aldaña
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