Granada Surname

14,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Granada Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Granada Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia14,5661:3,280564
Philippines13,9251:7,270655
Mexico1,6821:73,7973,222
Spain1,2901:36,2423,590
United States1,1681:310,32428,453
Ecuador9201:17,2892,547
Argentina5331:80,1946,781
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
Brazil4671:458,40317,380
Peru4291:74,0895,356
Paraguay3551:20,385824
Portugal2741:38,0232,283
Venezuela1951:154,8934,717
Uruguay1681:20,4272,341
El Salvador1361:46,6461,252
Chile1001:176,1655,766
Canada651:566,85547,218
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Honduras361:244,9012,461
Australia331:818,05251,601
France301:2,214,091176,965
England261:2,143,00282,017
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Panama181:217,3486,003
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Costa Rica151:318,6713,310
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Singapore131:423,66918,211
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Syria101:1,930,1029,170
Cuba101:1,152,2726,837
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Grenada21:54,2681,538
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Comoros11:749,524685
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Grañada (59) are calculated separately.

Granada (650) may also be a first name.

Granada Last Name Facts

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

Granada (Arabic: غرانادا, Russian: Гранада) is more frequently found in Colombia than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Grañada. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Granada? popularity and diffusion

The surname Granada is the 14,978th most common last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 196,007 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Granada are found; 48 percent are found in South America and 40 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 325,842nd most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 650 people.

Granada is most widely held in Colombia, where it is carried by 14,566 people, or 1 in 3,280. In Colombia Granada is most numerous in: Valle del Cauca Department, where 25 percent reside, Antioquia Department, where 22 percent reside and Risaralda Department, where 14 percent reside. Besides Colombia this last name is found in 73 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 37 percent reside and Mexico, where 5 percent reside.

Granada Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Granada has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 5,562 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Granada Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Granada last name are 33.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.1% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Granada earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 27.41% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,072 per year; in Colombia they earn 10.37% more than the national average, earning $25,056,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.01% less than the national average, earning $43,143 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.79% more than the national average, earning $50,077 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Granada Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Granada in the Russian language
Гранадаgranada-
Granada in the Arabic language
غراناداghranada-
جراناداjranada-

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Footnotes

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