Alcala Surname
Approximately 122,918 people bear this surname
Alcala Surname User-submission:
This surname come from Arabian language, and means 'Fortress of Allah', because alc- means 'fortress', like in Alcázar, that is an Arabian castle. And al- that is the sacred syllable used for the name of God.
Alcala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 45,249 | 1:2,743 | 389 |
| Venezuela | 24,138 | 1:1,251 | 227 |
| Philippines | 14,853 | 1:6,816 | 596 |
| United States | 14,483 | 1:25,027 | 3,148 |
| Spain | 11,415 | 1:4,096 | 506 |
| Colombia | 4,359 | 1:10,960 | 1,118 |
| Peru | 2,657 | 1:11,962 | 1,631 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,587 | 1:6,574 | 619 |
| Argentina | 981 | 1:43,571 | 3,671 |
| Bolivia | 818 | 1:12,979 | 1,290 |
| Saudi Arabia | 636 | 1:48,515 | 7,156 |
| France | 491 | 1:135,280 | 20,693 |
| Cuba | 451 | 1:25,549 | 1,437 |
| Brazil | 192 | 1:1,114,970 | 38,938 |
| Canada | 100 | 1:368,456 | 33,054 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 95 | 1:14,358 | 1,844 |
| Singapore | 60 | 1:91,795 | 3,674 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| Chile | 30 | 1:587,216 | 14,299 |
| Taiwan | 25 | 1:937,790 | 6,555 |
| Belize | 19 | 1:18,709 | 1,725 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Panama | 15 | 1:260,817 | 6,584 |
| Puerto Rico | 13 | 1:273,088 | 2,549 |
| El Salvador | 13 | 1:487,991 | 2,918 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 1:1,143,919 | 35,564 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 1:2,007,030 | 6,490 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 1:1,931,488 | 97,398 |
The alternate forms: Alcalá (853), Alcalà (42), Alcalâ (1) & Alcàla (1) are calculated separately.
Alcala (346) may also be a first name.
Alcala Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname come from Arabian language, and means 'Fortress of Allah', because alc- means 'fortress', like in Alcázar, that is an Arabian castle. And al- that is the sacred syllable used for the name of God.
- sirtegoIt means 'the castel'. Al-kala'a, kala'a being 'castel' and al being the article, not the name of Ala.
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Average Alcala Salary in
United States
$39,267 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Alcala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alcala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alcala occurs in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Alcalá, Alcalà, Alcalâ or Alcàla. Click here for other possible spellings of Alcala.
How Common Is The Last Name Alcala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,575th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 59,288 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Alcala live; 49 percent live in North America and 37 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 468,941st most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 346 people.
The last name is most widely held in Mexico, where it is held by 45,249 people, or 1 in 2,743. In Mexico it is most prevalent in: Jalisco, where 20 percent reside, México, where 9 percent reside and Michoacán, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Mexico it is found in 71 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 20 percent reside and The Philippines, where 12 percent reside.
Alcala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Alcala has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 55,704 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Alcala Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Alcala surname are 41.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.42% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Alcala earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 2.68% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,904 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.45% less than the national average, earning $21,465,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 9% less than the national average, earning $39,267 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.55% less than the national average, earning $46,428 CAD per year.
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