Alarcão Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Alarcão Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alarcão Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Alarcão Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alarcão is found in Portugal more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alarcão? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,666,404th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Alarcão reside; 79 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 79 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Portugal, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 110,832. Not including Portugal this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 19 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Alarcão Last Name Statistics demography

Alarcão earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 256.48% more than the national average, earning R 847,140 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alarcon86408,176/
Alarcom8654/
Alarcoa862/
Alarcou861/
Allarcon808/
Alarcone806/
Alarconn804/
Alarccon804/
Alarrcon804/
Halarcon803/
Alaarcon803/
Alarcoon802/
Allarcom801/
Alarcoin801/
Aalarcon801/
Alarcoux801/
Alarcoĭn801/
Alarcion801/
Alarca771,173/
Alarcó7712/
Alarcón711,981/
Alarcia71942/
Galarca71551/
Alarkon71189/
Alarzon71137/
Alarcòn7140/
Alarcan7121/
Alarçon7112/
Alarson719/
Alercon718/
Alarjoy714/
Alarcau712/
Alorcon712/
Alarcôn711/
Álarcon711/
Àlarcon711/
Alarcen711/
Ağlarcan6732/
Galarcia6714/
Galarson671/
Olarchon671/
Alarshou671/
Alarcónn671/
Allercon671/
Galarzon671/
Algarson671/
Allarzon671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alarcão
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