Albuquerque Surname

4,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127,975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Albuquerque Surname Definition:

“White Oak” in Portuguese. Compare Latin “Quercus” an Oak.

Albuquerque Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil98,2231:2,179212
Portugal10,9451:952162
Angola7,4931:3,602543
Mozambique6,7981:4,010928
United States1,0251:353,61831,642
India9961:770,14634,907
France5221:127,24719,388
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
England2441:228,35319,058
Canada2161:170,58117,126
Peru1291:246,38910,235
Spain1131:413,73522,335
Argentina1051:407,08031,114
Australia941:287,18825,495
Israel721:118,85613,107
Nicaragua701:86,0161,767
Malaysia661:446,88222,856
Germany601:1,341,75884,137
Switzerland571:144,08613,875
São Tomé and Príncipe471:3,775342
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Uruguay201:171,58814,480
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Qatar161:147,37516,023
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Iceland141:27,1492,069
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Ireland111:428,08515,694
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Oman101:368,7975,193
Congo91:554,34412,633
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Monaco71:5,295668
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Norway61:857,04855,549
Cape Verde61:88,2742,986
Bolivia61:1,769,4066,441
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Macau41:150,408604
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
China21:683,660,78330,601
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Álbuquerque (1) are calculated separately.

Albuquerque (143) may also be a first name.

Albuquerque Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“White Oak” in Portuguese. Compare Latin “Quercus” an Oak.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Albuquerque Last Name Facts

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

Albuquerque (Marathi: बुक़ुएक़ुर्ए) is found most frequently in Brazil. It may also appear as: Álbuquerque. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Albuquerque? popularity and diffusion

The last name Albuquerque is the 4,405th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 56,945 people. Albuquerque is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Albuquerque are found; 77 percent are found in South America and 77 percent are found in Luso-South America. Albuquerque is also the 772,378th most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 143 people.

Albuquerque is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is borne by 98,223 people, or 1 in 2,179. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 17 percent live, Ceará, where 13 percent live and Pernambuco, where 13 percent live. Not including Brazil this last name occurs in 79 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 9 percent live and Angola, where 6 percent live.

Albuquerque Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Albuquerque has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Albuquerque last name expanded 102,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Albuquerque Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Albuquerque surname are 42.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.89% being registered with the political party.

The amount Albuquerque earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.58% less than the national average, earning 250,635 kr per year; in Peru they earn 58.9% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,802 per year; in South Africa they earn 52.29% less than the national average, earning R 113,376 per year; in United States they earn 12.72% more than the national average, earning $48,639 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.22% more than the national average, earning $52,275 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Albuquerque Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Albuquerque in the Marathi language
बुक़ुएक़ुर्एbuqu'equr'e-

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