Saldana Surname

15,069th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,958 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Saldana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saldana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States30,9431:11,7141,459
Dominican Republic1,2091:8,629753
Bolivia9541:11,1281,172
Ecuador6731:23,6343,175
India6371:1,204,18448,293
Mexico4521:274,6156,461
France4201:158,14924,553
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Colombia1851:258,2385,458
Brazil1561:1,372,27146,465
Canada1131:326,06729,799
Peru1101:288,94711,086
Philippines1071:946,15283,691
Argentina931:459,60734,406
United States Virgin Islands921:1,200188
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Uruguay531:64,7506,938
Puerto Rico511:69,6111,356
Australia381:710,41347,396
Panama341:115,0664,183
England331:1,688,42669,999
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Guam81:20,0153,029
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Belize81:44,4342,498
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Oman41:921,9937,313
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Macau31:200,543803
China21:683,660,78330,601
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Saldaña (176,220) are calculated separately.

Saldana (259) may also be a first name.

Saldana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Saldana (Russian: Салдана) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Saldaña. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Saldana? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 15,069th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 197,185 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Saldana are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 553,262nd most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 259 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 30,943 people, or 1 in 11,714. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 36 percent reside, California, where 30 percent reside and Nevada, where 4 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 72 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 3 percent reside and Bolivia, where 3 percent reside.

Saldana Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Saldana surname are 42.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.91% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Saldana earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 16.37% less than the national average, earning $36,084 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.97% less than the national average, earning $40,754 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Saldana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saldana in the Russian language
Салданаsaldana-

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Footnotes

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