Serna Surname
Approximately 177,891 people bear this surname
Serna Surname Definition:
One who came from Serna (cultivated field); the name of several places in Spain; dweller in a cultivated field.
Of uncertain origin, Serna in contemporary Spanish means "cultivated land."
Found in Palencia, Santander, Aragon, and Galicia.
Read More About This SurnameSerna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 70,258 | 1:680 | 137 |
| Mexico | 46,353 | 1:2,678 | 384 |
| United States | 24,145 | 1:15,012 | 1,887 |
| Spain | 11,750 | 1:3,979 | 490 |
| Philippines | 8,603 | 1:11,768 | 1,167 |
| Peru | 7,649 | 1:4,155 | 679 |
| Argentina | 1,899 | 1:22,508 | 1,871 |
| Ecuador | 1,142 | 1:13,928 | 2,158 |
| Venezuela | 1,022 | 1:29,554 | 1,820 |
| France | 909 | 1:73,072 | 10,227 |
| Bolivia | 658 | 1:16,134 | 1,478 |
| Cuba | 521 | 1:22,117 | 1,334 |
| Paraguay | 500 | 1:14,473 | 681 |
| Brazil | 339 | 1:631,488 | 23,421 |
| Ukraine | 192 | 1:237,097 | 31,374 |
| Canada | 170 | 1:216,739 | 20,919 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Chile | 156 | 1:112,926 | 4,135 |
| Uruguay | 149 | 1:23,032 | 2,675 |
| Panama | 143 | 1:27,358 | 1,655 |
| Taiwan | 135 | 1:173,665 | 1,527 |
| Indonesia | 128 | 1:1,033,197 | 75,404 |
| Cameroon | 109 | 1:190,542 | 19,833 |
| England | 99 | 1:562,809 | 34,447 |
| Honduras | 81 | 1:108,845 | 1,756 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| Australia | 62 | 1:435,415 | 34,362 |
| Russia | 56 | 1:2,573,626 | 147,394 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Netherlands | 37 | 1:456,410 | 45,371 |
| Belgium | 35 | 1:328,476 | 37,084 |
| Nicaragua | 29 | 1:207,624 | 2,574 |
| Italy | 29 | 1:2,108,851 | 90,314 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Latvia | 23 | 1:89,132 | 12,995 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| El Salvador | 15 | 1:422,926 | 2,747 |
| Moldova | 14 | 1:254,383 | 22,033 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Curaçao | 14 | 1:11,232 | 389 |
| Costa Rica | 11 | 1:434,552 | 3,937 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 343 | 1:146,410 | 13,670 |
The alternate forms: Šerna (1) & Sernä (1) are calculated separately.
Serna (1,193) may also be a first name.
Serna Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One who came from Serna (cultivated field); the name of several places in Spain; dweller in a cultivated field.
Of uncertain origin, Serna in contemporary Spanish means "cultivated land."
Found in Palencia, Santander, Aragon, and Galicia. Name of several villages near Palencia, Leon, Santander and Madrid. Derived from latin "senara" meaning land acceptable to sowing of seed.
Castilian name very common in the Peninsula.
User-submitted Reference
This surname originated from the place La Serna in Spain. Variations include dela Cerna, Laserna and more.
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Serna Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Serna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Serna Come From? nationality or country of origin
Serna (Arabic: سيرنا, Hindi: सेवना, Russian: Серна) is more frequently found in Colombia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Šerna or Sernä. Click here for other potential spellings of Serna.
How Common Is The Last Name Serna? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,169th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 40,966 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Serna reside; 47 percent reside in South America and 40 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Serna is also the 229,461st most frequently held forename on earth It is held by 1,193 people.
The last name Serna is most prevalent in Colombia, where it is carried by 70,258 people, or 1 in 680. In Colombia Serna is primarily found in: Antioquia Department, where 43 percent live, Valle del Cauca Department, where 15 percent live and Capital District, where 7 percent live. Excluding Colombia this surname exists in 85 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.
Serna Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Serna has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 7,039 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Serna Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Serna last name are 40.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.76% being registered with the political party.
The amount Serna earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 16.93% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,103 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.7% more than the national average, earning $24,677,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.51% less than the national average, earning $36,026 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.61% more than the national average, earning $50,482 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Serna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Serna in the Hindi language | ||
| सेवना | sevana | 62.5 |
| सेरना | serana | 25 |
| सेर्ना | serna | 12.5 |
| Serna in the Russian language | ||
| Серна | serna | - |
| Serna in the Arabic language | ||
| سيرنا | syrna | - |
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Footnotes
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