Carreña Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Carreña Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carreña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Carrena (425) are calculated separately.

Carreña Last Name Facts

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

Carreña is held by more people in Argentina than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Carrena. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Carreña? popularity and diffusion

Carreña is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Carreña reside; 71 percent reside in South America and 43 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

This surname is most commonly used in Argentina, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 14,247,805. In Argentina it is most prevalent in: Buenos Aires Province, where 67 percent are found and Corrientes Province, where 33 percent are found. Excluding Argentina Carreña exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 29 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 14 percent are found.

Carreña Last Name Statistics demography

Carreña earn significantly more than the average income. In Colombia they earn 30.21% more than the national average, earning $29,561,300 COP per year.

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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 Carreña
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