Alba Surname
Approximately 156,743 people bear this surname
Alba Surname Definition:
Ancient surname found in Catalonia, Vizcaya, Castile, Andalusia and Estremadura. Villages with name found near Compostela, Lugo, Teruel, Tarragona, Burgos, and Mondonedo. Derived from latin word "alba," through German word "aurora" or "albaney" also found as "albanes.
Read More About This SurnameAlba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 37,437 | 1:3,316 | 456 |
| Philippines | 23,894 | 1:4,237 | 340 |
| Spain | 22,654 | 1:2,064 | 240 |
| United States | 12,816 | 1:28,282 | 3,522 |
| Colombia | 11,710 | 1:4,080 | 646 |
| Bolivia | 8,400 | 1:1,264 | 251 |
| Cuba | 6,228 | 1:1,850 | 277 |
| Argentina | 6,210 | 1:6,883 | 690 |
| Dominican Republic | 5,816 | 1:1,794 | 276 |
| Italy | 3,408 | 1:17,945 | 3,079 |
| Peru | 2,206 | 1:14,408 | 1,855 |
| France | 1,654 | 1:40,159 | 5,025 |
| Ecuador | 1,606 | 1:9,904 | 1,607 |
| Panama | 1,467 | 1:2,667 | 367 |
| Brazil | 1,408 | 1:152,041 | 5,816 |
| Venezuela | 1,319 | 1:22,899 | 1,587 |
| Honduras | 1,028 | 1:8,576 | 597 |
| Saudi Arabia | 954 | 1:32,344 | 4,580 |
| Indonesia | 865 | 1:152,889 | 14,990 |
| Guatemala | 862 | 1:18,657 | 1,536 |
| Romania | 673 | 1:29,833 | 3,814 |
| Chile | 523 | 1:33,684 | 1,765 |
| Uruguay | 473 | 1:7,255 | 803 |
| Canada | 251 | 1:146,795 | 15,033 |
| Belgium | 226 | 1:50,870 | 8,310 |
| Germany | 194 | 1:414,977 | 37,848 |
| England | 172 | 1:323,942 | 24,037 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Singapore | 141 | 1:39,062 | 1,450 |
| Ukraine | 128 | 1:355,646 | 44,014 |
| Portugal | 123 | 1:84,701 | 4,225 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Australia | 91 | 1:296,656 | 26,074 |
| Taiwan | 88 | 1:266,418 | 2,209 |
| Malaysia | 82 | 1:359,686 | 19,062 |
| Nigeria | 75 | 1:2,361,903 | 79,171 |
| Poland | 72 | 1:527,899 | 50,824 |
| Iran | 66 | 1:1,163,372 | 50,804 |
| Niger | 65 | 1:295,262 | 8,917 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Yemen | 62 | 1:426,214 | 10,548 |
| Papua New Guinea | 60 | 1:135,895 | 18,658 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Switzerland | 58 | 1:141,602 | 13,683 |
| Estonia | 46 | 1:28,735 | 5,267 |
| Thailand | 46 | 1:1,535,616 | 206,021 |
| Netherlands | 43 | 1:392,725 | 41,894 |
| India | 41 | 1:18,708,912 | 282,725 |
| Luxembourg | 37 | 1:15,690 | 3,536 |
| El Salvador | 30 | 1:211,463 | 2,107 |
| Sweden | 28 | 1:351,670 | 24,678 |
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Costa Rica | 22 | 1:217,276 | 2,674 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Czechia | 18 | 1:590,748 | 58,011 |
| Turkey | 18 | 1:4,323,412 | 102,143 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Paraguay | 15 | 1:482,450 | 6,463 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Andorra | 11 | 1:7,622 | 1,167 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 1:710,028 | 4,074 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Cayman Islands | 4 | 1:15,973 | 1,430 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Guyana | 2 | 1:381,110 | 13,532 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 76 | 1:660,772 | 43,333 |
The alternate forms: Albà (19), Albá (6), Albă (2) & Albä (1) are calculated separately.
Alba (646,971) may also be a first name.
Alba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ancient surname found in Catalonia, Vizcaya, Castile, Andalusia and Estremadura. Villages with name found near Compostela, Lugo, Teruel, Tarragona, Burgos, and Mondonedo. Derived from latin word "alba," through German word "aurora" or "albaney" also found as "albanes." Means dawn or daybreak.
From German knight who took part in siege of Villafranca. From here descendants went to Vizcaya, Castile, Andalusia and Estremadura.
User-submitted Reference
Albà is a Catalan surname, possibly coming from a Latin first name, Albanus. Or perhaps from Arabic, Al-bakar, which means 'stupid' or 'silly'.
- a1956Alba is a popular surname in Italy, which means 'sunrise'.
- blixdelFrom the Latin, alba, meaning 'white'.
- azurecuzyeahAlba Demographics
Average Alba Salary in
United States
$39,613 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Alba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alba (Arabic: علاابي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻠﺒﻪ, Hindi: अलबा) occurs most in Mexico. It may also occur as: Albà, Albá, Albă or Albä. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,584th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 46,494 people. The surname Alba occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Alba live; 32 percent live in North America and 24 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 1,519th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 646,971 people.
Alba is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is held by 37,437 people, or 1 in 3,316. In Mexico Alba is most frequent in: México, where 14 percent are found, Jalisco, where 13 percent are found and Guanajuato, where 12 percent are found. Besides Mexico this last name is found in 135 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 15 percent are found and Spain, where 14 percent are found.
Alba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Alba has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Alba last name increased 16,863 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 5,733 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Alba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Alba surname is chiefly Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Alba surname are 41.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.89% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Alba earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 0.97% less than the national average, earning €29,740 per year; in Peru they earn 20.9% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,436 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.51% more than the national average, earning $24,180,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.19% less than the national average, earning $39,613 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.7% more than the national average, earning $53,012 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻠﺒﻪ | lbh | - |
| Alba in the Hindi language | ||
| अलबा | alaba | 83.33 |
| अल्बा | alba | 16.67 |
| Alba in the Arabic language | ||
| علاابي | laaby | - |
| ألبا | alba | - |
| البا | alba | - |
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