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

Calaña is held by more people in Cuba than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Calana. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Calaña? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 933,049th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 25,842,361 people. The surname 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 is most frequently held in Cuba, where it is borne by 271 people, or 1 in 42,519. In Cuba it is primarily found in: Havana, where 56 percent are found, Camagüey Province, where 30 percent are found and Las Tunas Province, where 3 percent are found. Beside Cuba it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 1 percent are found and Ecuador, where 1 percent are found.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Calaña
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