Paterna Surname

209,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Paterna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paterna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1,0961:42,6574,083
France2001:332,11450,174
United States1811:2,002,536128,575
Italy1531:399,71744,802
Belgium561:205,29726,724
Czechia461:231,16232,089
Philippines431:2,354,377127,644
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
England141:3,979,861125,553
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Paterna (3,469) may also be a first name.

Paterna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paterna (Hindi: पतेरना) is more frequently found in Spain than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Paterna.

How Common Is The Last Name Paterna? popularity and diffusion

The last name Paterna is the 209,270th most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,689,897 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Paterna live; 65 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 57 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 120,677th most widely held first name globally, held by 3,469 people.

It is most frequent in Spain, where it is carried by 1,096 people, or 1 in 42,657. In Spain it is most numerous in: Valencian Community, where 38 percent live, Castilla-La Mancha, where 20 percent live and Catalonia, where 13 percent live. Beside Spain this surname exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in France, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Paterna Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Paterna are 15.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.05% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Paterna earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 5.59% less than the national average, earning €28,352 per year; in United States they earn 28.21% more than the national average, earning $55,321 USD per year and in Canada they earn 84.52% more than the national average, earning $91,677 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Paterna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paterna in the Hindi language
पतेरनाpaterana-

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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
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  • 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 Paterna
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