Paña Surname

58,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Paña Surname User-submission:

The Paña surname means 'corduroy'.

Paña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines8,5671:11,8171,177
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Pana (69,672), Pană (4,376), Pána (20), Paná (10), Panã (2) & Panà (1) are calculated separately.

Paña Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Paña surname means 'corduroy'.

- Ranier Cañosa Yu

Paña Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paña is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may also appear as: Pana, Pană, Pána, Paná, Panã or Panà. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paña? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 58,278th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 839,482 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Paña are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 98 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

It is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is held by 8,567 people, or 1 in 11,817. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Davao Region, where 24 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 14 percent are found and Central Visayas, where 13 percent are found. Barring The Philippines Paña occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The Dominican Republic, where 0 percent are found and Spain, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pana9269,672/
Pañas89422/
Pañau8949/
Payña897/
Pañia893/
Pañaz893/
Panña891/
Pañga891/
Patña891/
Pană834,376/
Pána8320/
Paná8310/
Panã832/
Panà831/
Pañach802/
Peañas801/
Pañgay801/
Paño752,061/
Poña755/
Panja67104,181/
Panga6735,965/
Panna6735,879/
Panya6730,755/
Panah6728,893/
Panas677,980/
Panad676,565/
Paina673,390/
Pauna673,168/
Panay673,052/
Panai672,269/
Patna671,844/
Phana671,831/
Pania671,692/
Panea671,447/
Pagna671,246/
Paaño671,143/
Panha67871/
Paano67805/
Panat67781/
Pamna67578/
Peana67430/
Panau67352/
Paana67335/
Panaś67239/
Panap67214/
Ppana67177/
Pahna67153/
Payna67131/
Panaa6794/
Pasna6785/
Pajna6780/
Panđa6765/
Hpana6746/
Panaz6735/
Panaj6730/
Panaš6718/
Patño6715/
Pamja6714/
Panoa679/
Ponaa678/
Panța676/
Panða676/
Panaş674/
Pamha672/
Panño671/
Pañio671/
Pañoz671/
Pgana671/
Pañño671/
Phoña671/
Paína671/
Panéa671/
Paiño671/
Panaï671/
Peaño671/

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