Alarcón Surname

208,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,981 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Chile

Alarcón Surname Definition:

Derives from latin "largus" - the tall one.

Originated in Huelva, Asturias and found also in Santillana and Murcia. Name of village near Cuenca. Related to "árbol alerca" or larch tree.

From Ceballos. Family's original home in valley of Bueña in Asturias.

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Alarcón Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain5701:82,0217,042
Mexico5241:236,8825,968
Chile2511:70,1852,882
Argentina1141:374,94229,068
Bolivia1001:106,1644,225
Colombia801:597,1767,533
Guatemala721:223,3703,981
Peru571:557,61614,875
Venezuela421:719,14512,108
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Ecuador221:722,99312,618
El Salvador161:396,4932,687
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
England91:6,190,895170,599
Cuba81:1,440,3407,824
Nicaragua81:752,6364,372
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Panama41:978,06412,245
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

The alternate forms: Alarcon (408,176), Alarcòn (40), Alarcôn (1), Alarçon (12), Álarcon (1) & Àlarcon (1) are calculated separately.

Alarcón Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Derives from latin "largus" - the tall one.

Originated in Huelva, Asturias and found also in Santillana and Murcia. Name of village near Cuenca. Related to "árbol alerca" or larch tree.

From Ceballos. Family's original home in valley of Bueña in Asturias.

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

Alarcón Last Name Facts

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

Alarcón is more commonly found in Spain than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Alarcon, Alarcòn, Alarcôn, Alarçon, Álarcon or Àlarcon. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alarcón? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 208,751st most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,678,721 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Alarcón reside; 35 percent reside in South America and 29 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Spain, where it is carried by 570 people, or 1 in 82,021. In Spain it is most numerous in: Catalonia, where 24 percent reside, Madrid, where 22 percent reside and Andalusia, where 21 percent reside. Aside from Spain this surname exists in 40 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 26 percent reside and Chile, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alarcon95408,176/
Alarcòn9540/
Alarcôn951/
Alarcónn931/
Alarçon9012/
Álarcon901/
Àlarcon901/
Alarcan8621/
Alarkón862/
Alorcón861/
Alarcen861/
Ağlarcan8032/
Allarcon808/
Alarcone806/
Alarccon804/
Alarrcon804/
Alarconn804/
Alaarcon803/
Halarcon803/
Alarcoon802/
Aalarcon801/
Alarcoĭn801/
Alarcion801/
Alarcoin801/
Alarqan71288/
Alarkon71189/
Alarzon71137/
Alarcão71119/
Alarcom7154/
Alarkan7110/
Alarzan714/
Alorcon712/
Alharkan671,082/
Alharqan67279/
Alarkhan672/
Allarcom671/
Olarchon671/
Allarzon671/

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