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.
- rjdojoSerna Demographics
Average Serna Salary in
United States
$36,026 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Serna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Serna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Serna (Arabic: سيرنا, Hindi: सेवना, Russian: Серна) occurs more in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Šerna or Sernä. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Serna? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,169th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 40,966 people. The surname Serna is primarily found 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 prevalent given name in the world, borne by 1,193 people.
It is most commonly used in Colombia, where it is borne by 70,258 people, or 1 in 680. In Colombia it is most frequent in: Antioquia Department, where 43 percent are found, Valle del Cauca Department, where 15 percent are found and Capital District, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Colombia Serna exists in 85 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.
Serna Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Serna has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Serna surname expanded 7,039 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Serna Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Serna surname are 40.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.76% being registered to vote for 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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