Albán Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Albán Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Albán Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Alban (35,149), Albàn (5) & Albañ (1) are calculated separately.

Albán (11) may also be a first name.

Albán Last Name Facts

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

The surname Albán has its highest incidence in Ecuador. It may also be found as a variant: Alban, Albàn or Albañ. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Albán? popularity and diffusion

Albán is the 2,979,664th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Albán live; 58 percent live in South America and 37 percent live in Andean South America. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname Albán is most widely held in Ecuador, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 1,988,231. In Ecuador Albán is most frequent in: Pichincha Province, where 38 percent reside, Guayas Province, where 25 percent reside and Bolívar Province, where 13 percent reside. Besides Ecuador this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alban9335,149/
Albàn935/
Galbán9139/
Albañ871/
Albon803,852/
Alván8010/
Albón801/
Albánová771/
Galban7311,849/
Albane73912/
Albone73903/
Albain73888/
Galbon73377/
Halban73266/
Albang73236/
Albaan73202/
Allbon73177/
Albohn73157/
Alband73135/
Allban73124/
Albong73124/
Albean73122/
Alboon7324/
Alboin7318/
Albant7315/
Albein7310/
Galbăn734/
Albond733/
Holbán733/
Albann732/
Ahlbon732/
Albatn731/
Galbàn731/
Albhan731/
Aalban731/
Albgan731/
Halbon730/
Alboun730/
Albasin67925/
Albaine67164/
Albahan67128/
Albatin6763/
Halbohn6748/
Halband6745/
Albacin6725/
Acelbon6725/
Albaten6719/
Alboing6718/
Halbane6716/
D'Albon6710/
Albasen679/
Allbone677/
Albagne676/
Alhbone675/
Allboun674/
Albosen672/
Galbean672/
Halboon672/
Albotin671/
Alboine671/
Halboun671/
Galbaan671/
Hallbon671/
Aalbane671/
Allboon671/
Halbant671/
Halbang671/
Gaalban671/
Galboun671/
Galvánn671/
Gallban671/
Albacen671/
Albonne671/
Albosin671/
Aselbon671/
Eallban671/
Galbein670/
Albandt670/
Halbein670/
Halbone670/
Albanne670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Albán
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