Alas Surname
Approximately 35,291 people bear this surname
Alas Surname User-submission:
The surname Alas means 'wings' in Spanish.
Alas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 15,757 | 1:403 | 81 |
| Philippines | 4,288 | 1:23,610 | 3,105 |
| Turkey | 4,071 | 1:19,116 | 2,293 |
| United States | 3,235 | 1:112,043 | 12,160 |
| Honduras | 1,852 | 1:4,760 | 483 |
| Somalia | 980 | 1:13,727 | 902 |
| Venezuela | 799 | 1:37,802 | 2,120 |
| Estonia | 360 | 1:3,672 | 305 |
| Spain | 355 | 1:131,696 | 10,008 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| Nigeria | 307 | 1:577,012 | 27,888 |
| Guatemala | 306 | 1:52,558 | 2,311 |
| Mexico | 277 | 1:448,109 | 8,460 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Yemen | 187 | 1:141,312 | 7,277 |
| Indonesia | 167 | 1:791,911 | 60,260 |
| Canada | 160 | 1:230,285 | 22,082 |
| France | 128 | 1:518,928 | 71,816 |
| Costa Rica | 119 | 1:40,169 | 1,012 |
| India | 113 | 1:6,788,189 | 152,128 |
| Belize | 100 | 1:3,555 | 686 |
| Brazil | 98 | 1:2,184,432 | 68,273 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| Peru | 67 | 1:474,390 | 13,838 |
| Moldova | 65 | 1:54,790 | 7,807 |
| Niger | 63 | 1:304,635 | 9,114 |
| Australia | 59 | 1:457,554 | 35,515 |
| Malaysia | 52 | 1:567,197 | 27,732 |
| Israel | 51 | 1:167,797 | 17,113 |
| Papua New Guinea | 49 | 1:166,402 | 23,077 |
| Argentina | 48 | 1:890,488 | 57,418 |
| Northern Cyprus | 42 | 1:7,596 | 1,787 |
| Paraguay | 31 | 1:233,443 | 4,129 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Syria | 28 | 1:689,322 | 5,843 |
| Iran | 28 | 1:2,742,233 | 86,474 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Austria | 23 | 1:370,236 | 39,193 |
| Panama | 22 | 1:177,830 | 5,396 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Nicaragua | 18 | 1:334,505 | 3,129 |
| Kenya | 16 | 1:2,886,244 | 37,784 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 1:11,909,592 | 53,778 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Cuba | 6 | 1:1,920,453 | 8,345 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Somaliland | 4 | 1:875,046 | 1,198 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Alàs (5), Alás (4) & Alaş (2) are calculated separately.
Alas (3,443) may also be a first name.
Alas Surname Meaning
Alas Demographics
Average Male Alas Height
173.29 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Alas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alas (Arabic: العس, Bengali: অলস, Hindi: अलास, Marathi: आलास, Oriya: ଅଳସ, Russian: Алас) occurs most in El Salvador. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Alàs, Alás or Alaş. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alas? popularity and diffusion
It is the 15,796th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 206,499 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Alas reside; 51 percent reside in Central America and 51 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. Alas is also the 121,210th most widespread given name world-wide, held by 3,443 people.
Alas is most frequent in El Salvador, where it is held by 15,757 people, or 1 in 403. In El Salvador Alas is most frequent in: San Salvador Department, where 41 percent live, La Libertad Department, where 21 percent live and Chalatenango Department, where 14 percent live. Outside of El Salvador this last name exists in 97 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 12 percent live and Turkey, where 12 percent live.
Alas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Alas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Alas surname grew 107,833 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Alas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Christian (68%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Alas surname are 40.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.41% being registered with the party.
The amount Alas earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 36.82% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,247 per year; in United States they earn 3.96% less than the national average, earning $41,440 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.59% less than the national average, earning $42,434 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alas in the Bengali language | ||
| অলস | alasa | - |
| Alas in the Marathi language | ||
| आलास | alasa | 66.67 |
| अलास | alasa | 16.67 |
| अलस | alasa | 8.33 |
| आलस | alasa | 5 |
| आळस | alasa | 3.33 |
| Alas in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଳସ | alasa | 36.36 |
| ଆଲସ | alasa | 18.18 |
| ଆଲାସ | alasa | 13.64 |
| ଆଳସ | alasa | 9.09 |
| ଅଲସ | alasa | 9.09 |
| ଅଲାସ | alasa | 4.55 |
| ଅଳାସ | alasa | 4.55 |
| ଆଳାସ | alasa | 4.55 |
| Alas in the Hindi language | ||
| अलास | alasa | 35 |
| अलस | alasa | 35 |
| आलस | alasa | 20 |
| आलास | alasa | 10 |
| Alas in the Russian language | ||
| Алас | alas | - |
| Alas in the Arabic language | ||
| العس | als | - |
| ألاس | alas | - |
| آلاس | alas | - |
| آلس | als | - |
| الاس | alas | - |
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