Salaña Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Salaña Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Salana (1,539) & Šalana (1) are calculated separately.
Salaña Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salaña Come From? nationality or country of origin
Salaña is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Salana or Šalana. For other possible spellings of Salaña click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salaña? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Salaña live; 63 percent live in Southeast Asia and 63 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.
The surname is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 20,247,645. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Visayas, where 40 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 40 percent reside and Central Luzon, where 20 percent reside. Not including The Philippines this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 25 percent reside and Venezuela, where 13 percent reside.
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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 Salaña
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