Alcântara Surname
22,929th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 23,654 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic
Alcântara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 8,713 | 1:1,197 | 193 |
| Brazil | 5,470 | 1:39,136 | 1,604 |
| Mexico | 2,898 | 1:42,832 | 2,374 |
| Philippines | 1,545 | 1:65,526 | 11,187 |
| United States | 1,467 | 1:247,075 | 23,535 |
| Spain | 848 | 1:55,132 | 5,090 |
| Portugal | 802 | 1:12,990 | 1,041 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Canada | 258 | 1:142,812 | 14,673 |
| Guatemala | 223 | 1:72,120 | 2,592 |
| Peru | 121 | 1:262,679 | 10,568 |
| Bahrain | 118 | 1:11,429 | 2,102 |
| France | 94 | 1:706,625 | 89,060 |
| England | 69 | 1:807,508 | 43,459 |
| Venezuela | 66 | 1:457,638 | 9,047 |
| Australia | 58 | 1:465,443 | 35,949 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Guam | 49 | 1:3,268 | 415 |
| United Arab Emirates | 37 | 1:247,629 | 17,078 |
| Angola | 36 | 1:749,700 | 2,649 |
| Germany | 34 | 1:2,367,808 | 122,173 |
| Cape Verde | 26 | 1:20,371 | 768 |
| Argentina | 21 | 1:2,035,401 | 100,871 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Gibraltar | 16 | 1:2,122 | 483 |
| Chile | 15 | 1:1,174,432 | 21,998 |
| Japan | 15 | 1:8,522,953 | 44,380 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Ecuador | 14 | 1:1,136,132 | 15,474 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 11 | 1:4,962 | 486 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 11 | 1:16,129 | 920 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Puerto Rico | 9 | 1:394,460 | 3,042 |
| Nicaragua | 8 | 1:752,636 | 4,372 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Macau | 6 | 1:100,272 | 488 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Dominica | 5 | 1:15,178 | 463 |
| Haiti | 5 | 1:2,136,781 | 15,037 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1:1,809,186 | 12,346 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Andorra | 3 | 1:27,946 | 1,499 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1:1,178,801 | 15,876 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
The alternate forms: Alcantara (327,982), Alcántara (24) & Àlcantara (1) are calculated separately.
Alcântara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alcântara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alcântara is most common in The Dominican Republic. It may appear as a variant: Alcantara, Alcántara or Àlcantara. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Alcântara? popularity and diffusion
It is the 22,929th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 308,089 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Alcântara live; 37 percent live in Caribbean and 37 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean.
Alcântara is most widely held in The Dominican Republic, where it is borne by 8,713 people, or 1 in 1,197. Besides The Dominican Republic this last name is found in 104 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 23 percent are found and Mexico, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcantara | 96 | 327,982 | / |
| Alcántara | 96 | 24 | / |
| Allcântara | 95 | 1 | / |
| Alcântaras | 95 | 1 | / |
| Alcâantara | 95 | 1 | / |
| Àlcantara | 93 | 1 | / |
| D'alcântara | 90 | 2 | / |
| Alcontara | 89 | 8 | / |
| Alcântaro | 89 | 1 | / |
| Alcantaras | 84 | 84 | / |
| Alcantarra | 84 | 9 | / |
| Alcanthara | 84 | 5 | / |
| Allcantara | 84 | 4 | / |
| Alcantatra | 84 | 2 | / |
| Alcantaraa | 84 | 2 | / |
| Alcanttara | 84 | 2 | / |
| Ealcantara | 84 | 2 | / |
| Halcantara | 84 | 1 | / |
| Alcaantara | 84 | 1 | / |
| Alcantaraz | 84 | 1 | / |
| Alcaántara | 84 | 1 | / |
| D'Alcantara | 80 | 164 | / |
| Alcantaro | 78 | 493 | / |
| Alkantara | 78 | 115 | / |
| Alcamtara | 78 | 8 | / |
| Alcantora | 78 | 8 | / |
| Olcantara | 78 | 1 | / |
| Alquantara | 74 | 1 | / |
| D'Alcantaro | 70 | 1 | / |
| Alcantoro | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alcântara
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