Alarcon Surname

1,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 408,176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Chile

Alarcon Surname User-submission:

The surname Alarcon is a toponymic Spanish surname from the Spanish locality of Alarcon, Cuenca. This surname originated in the Spanish Muslim era, and comes from the Arab, al r qalea, meaning 'the fortress'.

Alarcon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico68,8701:1,802259
Chile56,9661:30955
Peru48,9341:65085
Colombia47,5241:1,005215
Argentina36,4321:1,173162
Spain26,4851:1,765200
Philippines21,0541:4,809387
Ecuador17,0821:931156
Bolivia15,7321:675133
United States15,2571:23,7572,994
Venezuela13,6711:2,209378
Cuba8,9591:1,286212
Paraguay8,2721:875201
Guatemala5,5871:2,879454
El Salvador4,5101:1,407269
Nicaragua2,9761:2,023332
Brazil2,6021:82,2733,083
France2,5551:25,9973,106
Honduras7031:12,541703
Panama6481:6,037671
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
Uruguay5931:5,787648
Dominican Republic4701:22,1981,436
Canada3081:119,62912,601
Australia2761:97,81111,085
Costa Rica2751:17,382660
England1281:435,29729,139
Singapore861:64,0432,603
Switzerland671:122,58112,361
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Belize471:7,5631,131
Sweden441:223,79015,522
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Italy391:1,568,12082,279
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Andorra311:2,704525
United Arab Emirates241:381,76122,934
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Guam121:13,3432,098
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Norway111:467,48139,375
China81:170,915,1968,932
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Curaçao41:39,312638
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
San Marino11:33,214932
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

The alternate forms: Alarcón (1,981), Alarcòn (40), Alarçon (12), Alarcôn (1), Álarcon (1) & Àlarcon (1) are calculated separately.

Alarcon (374) may also be a first name.

Alarcon Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Alarcon is a toponymic Spanish surname from the Spanish locality of Alarcon, Cuenca. This surname originated in the Spanish Muslim era, and comes from the Arab, al r qalea, meaning 'the fortress'.

- vasquezcalvo

Alarcon Last Name Facts

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

Alarcon is more commonly found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Alarcón, Alarcòn, Alarçon, Alarcôn, Álarcon or Àlarcon. Click here for further potential spellings of Alarcon.

How Common Is The Last Name Alarcon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,327th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 17,854 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Alarcon live; 61 percent live in South America and 23 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. Alarcon is also the 448,725th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 374 people.

This last name is most widespread in Mexico, where it is carried by 68,870 people, or 1 in 1,802. In Mexico it is most prevalent in: Veracruz, where 24 percent are found, México, where 16 percent are found and Mexico City, where 10 percent are found. Besides Mexico this surname is found in 98 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 14 percent are found and Peru, where 12 percent are found.

Alarcon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Alarcon has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 54,489 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alarcon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Alarcon last name are 40.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.38% being registered with the political party.

The amount Alarcon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 84.51% less than the national average, earning €4,651 per year; in Peru they earn 0.11% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,364 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.36% more than the national average, earning $24,599,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.39% less than the national average, earning $38,235 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.53% less than the national average, earning $49,420 CAD per year.

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