Saldanha Surname

8,864th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63,920 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
East Timor

Saldanha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saldanha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil38,2591:5,595412
Angola10,0571:2,684437
East Timor4,5111:27071
Portugal4,0011:2,604352
India2,5881:296,39316,721
United States7241:500,63442,111
Oman6961:5,299752
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
Canada5001:73,6918,350
Bahrain3091:4,364792
England2541:219,36218,571
France2311:287,54444,088
Australia2171:124,40413,629
Kuwait1351:28,1533,584
United Arab Emirates911:100,6848,774
South Africa871:622,73246,743
Uruguay601:57,1966,215
Singapore561:98,3524,171
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
Argentina481:890,48857,418
São Tomé and Príncipe431:4,126358
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
Spain351:1,335,77243,485
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Wales71:442,07621,198
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
China41:341,830,39216,990
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Macau31:200,543803
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195

Saldanha (245) may also be a first name.

Saldanha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saldanha (Hindi: सलदनहा, Marathi: सलडाना) is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Saldanha click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saldanha? popularity and diffusion

The surname Saldanha is the 8,864th most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 114,010 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Saldanha are found; 60 percent are found in South America and 60 percent are found in Luso-South America. Saldanha is also the 570,604th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 245 people.

The last name Saldanha is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is borne by 38,259 people, or 1 in 5,595. In Brazil Saldanha is mostly concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 16 percent live, São Paulo, where 12 percent live and Ceará, where 11 percent live. Outside of Brazil this last name is found in 82 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 16 percent live and East Timor, where 7 percent live.

Saldanha Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Saldanha surname are 43.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.09% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Saldanha earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 65.06% more than the national average, earning R 392,244 per year; in United States they earn 34.73% more than the national average, earning $58,136 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.72% more than the national average, earning $62,462 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saldhanha9420/
Saldaniha941/
Saldanhai941/
Saldannha941/
Saldahanha891/
Saldania88177/
Saldanho8834/
Saldonha883/
Saldanea883/
Saldanya883/
Saldanja882/
Soldanha881/
Saldanias823/
Saldaña80176,220/
Saldanio755/
Soldania751/
Saldonho751/
Soldanya751/
Saldañia751/
Saldaaña751/
Zaldaña676,511/
Saldaño675,460/
Saldoña676/
Soldaña675/
Saldonia633/
Zaldañia631/
Zaldaño5317/
Soldaño531/
Soldonia5018/

Saldanha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saldanha in the Hindi language
सलदनहाsaladanaha33.33
सल्दनहाsaldanaha16.67
सलदान्हाsaladanha16.67
सलदानहाsaladanaha16.67
सल्दानाsaldana16.67
Saldanha in the Marathi language
सलडानाsaladana22.58
सलढाणाsaladhana10.63
सलडान्हाsaladanha10.14
सलढानाsaladhana8.33
डान्हाdanha5.56
दान्हाdanha5.07
सलदान्हाsaladanha3.86
सालढाणाsaladhana3.62
सालडान्हाsaladanha3.26
सलडाणाsaladana2.9
सलदानाsaladana2.9
सालडानाsaladana2.54
सलधानाsaladhana2.17
सालढानाsaladhana1.45
सलदाणाsaladana1.45
सळढाणाsaladhana0.97
सलडान्saladan0.97
सलडाणsaladana0.72
सलदान्saladan0.72
सालडाणाsaladana0.72
सरडानाsaradana0.48
सलाडाणाsaladana0.48
सलढान्हाsaladhanha0.48
सलडन्हाsaladanha0.48
सळदानाsaladana0.48
सालडानाहsaladanaha0.24
सलडनहाsaladanaha0.24
जेसलदाणाjesaladana0.24
सॅलडानाseladana0.24
सलदांहsaladanha0.24
सडानाsadana0.24
सालधन्हाsaladhanha0.24
सलदन्saladan0.24
सनडान्sanadan0.24
सालधनाsaladhana0.24
सालडाहाsalad'aha0.24
सेलडानाseladana0.24
सलढांणाsaladhanna0.24
सदानाsadana0.24
सालदानाsaladana0.24
सलधाणाsaladhana0.24
सलडनाsaladana0.24
सॅलडान्हाseladanha0.24
सलढणाsaladhana0.24
सळदणाsaladana0.24
सतीदानाsatidana0.24
सालदन्हाsaladanha0.24
सलढानsaladhana0.24
सलधन्हाsaladhanha0.24

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Saldanha
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