Calaña Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cuba
Highest density in:
Cuba

Calaña Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Calaña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cuba2711:42,5191,861
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Calana (598) are calculated separately.

Calaña Last Name Facts

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

The surname Calaña occurs most in Cuba. It may be found in the variant forms: Calana. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Calaña? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 933,049th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 25,842,361 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Calaña are found; 96 percent are found in Caribbean and 96 percent are found in Hispano-Caribbean.

The last name Calaña is most numerous in Cuba, where it is held by 271 people, or 1 in 42,519. In Cuba it is mostly concentrated in: Havana, where 56 percent reside, Camagüey Province, where 30 percent reside and Las Tunas Province, where 3 percent reside. Beside Cuba this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 1 percent reside and Ecuador, where 1 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Calaña
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