Saldaña Surname

3,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176,220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Panama

Saldaña Surname Definition:

One who came from Saldana, in Spain.

Found in Palencia. Name of villages near Palencia, Segovia, and Burgos. Of obscure origin, but may be derived fi'Dm Italian "saldo" meaning a balance, as in accounting.

From the Italian "saldare" which means to consolidate.

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Saldaña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico91,3351:1,359205
Peru36,5611:869122
Panama8,9211:43986
Colombia8,0881:5,907819
Spain5,5811:8,377999
Chile4,9011:3,594527
Argentina4,4671:9,569923
Dominican Republic4,0441:2,580348
Bolivia3,1031:3,421540
Philippines3,0821:32,8484,850
El Salvador1,7031:3,725444
Nicaragua8731:6,897605
Ecuador8561:18,5822,679
Costa Rica8291:5,766414
Uruguay3911:8,777987
Puerto Rico3311:10,725522
Guatemala3031:53,0782,319
Venezuela2931:103,0863,736
Paraguay2381:30,4061,037
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
Cuba1251:92,1822,885
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
France61:11,070,454349,096
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Andorra21:41,9191,654
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Dominica11:75,891912
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

The alternate forms: Saldana (36,958) are calculated separately.

Saldaña (20) may also be a first name.

Saldaña Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Saldana, in Spain.

Found in Palencia. Name of villages near Palencia, Segovia, and Burgos. Of obscure origin, but may be derived fi'Dm Italian "saldo" meaning a balance, as in accounting.

From the Italian "saldare" which means to consolidate.

Castilian name.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Saldaña Last Name Facts

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

The surname Saldaña (Hindi: सल्डाना, Marathi: सालदाना) occurs in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Saldana. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Saldaña? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,199th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 41,355 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Saldaña are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Saldaña is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 20 people.

Saldaña is most commonly occurring in Mexico, where it is borne by 91,335 people, or 1 in 1,359. In Mexico Saldaña is most frequent in: Guanajuato, where 12 percent reside, México, where 10 percent reside and Nuevo León, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Mexico this surname occurs in 50 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 21 percent reside and Panama, where 5 percent reside.

Saldaña Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Saldaña has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Saldaña surname increased 205 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Saldaña Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Saldaña earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 10.47% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,356 per year and in Colombia they earn 4.74% more than the national average, earning $23,778,000 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Saldaña Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saldaña in the Hindi language
सल्डानाsaldana75
सल्दानाsaldana25
Saldaña in the Marathi language
सालदानाsaladana24.24
सलदानाsaladana21.97
सलडाणाsaladana18.94
सालडानाsaladana15.66
सलडानाsaladana6.57
सलदाणाsaladana6.06
सलढाणाsaladhana2.53
सालडाणाsaladana1.52
सलडनsaladana0.51
सलदनाsaladana0.51
अॅलनaelana0.51
सलादनाsaladana0.51

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Saldaña Reference & Research

Saldana DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Saldana FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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