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Where Does The Last Name Alas Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Alas (Arabic: العس, Bengali: অলস, Hindi: अलास, Marathi: आलास, Oriya: ଅଳସ, Russian: Алас) is found in El Salvador more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Alàs, Alás or Alaş. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alas? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 15,796^th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 206,499 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Alas live; 51 percent live in Central America and 51 percent live in Hispano-Central America. Alas is also the 121,210^th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 3,443 people.

This surname is most commonly used in El Salvador, where it is carried by 15,757 people, or 1 in 403. In El Salvador Alas is primarily found in: San Salvador Department, where 41 percent reside, La Libertad Department, where 21 percent reside and Chalatenango Department, where 14 percent reside. Barring El Salvador this last name occurs in 97 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 12 percent reside and Turkey, where 12 percent reside.

Alas Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Alas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Alas surname expanded 107,833 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alas Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Christian (68%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Alas are 40.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.41% registered to vote for the political 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.