Lajaña Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Lajaña Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
The alternate forms: Lajana (13) are calculated separately.
Lajaña (11) may also be a first name.
Lajaña Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lajaña Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lajaña is held by more people in Chile than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Lajana. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lajaña? popularity and diffusion
Lajaña is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Lajaña occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Lajaña live; 100 percent live in South America and 75 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. Lajaña is also the 3,487,849th most widely held forename throughout the world, held by 11 people.
The last name Lajaña is most frequently used in Chile, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 5,872,158. In Chile it is primarily found in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 67 percent reside and Valparaíso Region, where 33 percent reside. Beside Chile this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Peru, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lajana | 94 | 13 | / |
| Lacaña | 83 | 519 | / |
| Lazaña | 83 | 1 | / |
| Laucaña | 77 | 18 | / |
| Lajamna | 77 | 7 | / |
| Lajania | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ladjana | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lascaña | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lajanja | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lajanah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lajauna | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lacañia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lachaña | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lajanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lajeana | 77 | 0 | / |
| Liajanah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lajeanna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lasana | 67 | 664 | / |
| Lazana | 67 | 622 | / |
| Lacana | 67 | 437 | / |
| Lajaunias | 67 | 59 | / |
| Lojaño | 67 | 49 | / |
| Lojana | 67 | 24 | / |
| Lacoña | 67 | 15 | / |
| Lajano | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lacaño | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lajona | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lozaña | 67 | 1 | / |
| Locaña | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Lajaña
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