Alcala Surname

4,575th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122,918 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Venezuela

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico45,2491:2,743389
Venezuela24,1381:1,251227
Philippines14,8531:6,816596
United States14,4831:25,0273,148
Spain11,4151:4,096506
Colombia4,3591:10,9601,118
Peru2,6571:11,9621,631
Dominican Republic1,5871:6,574619
Argentina9811:43,5713,671
Bolivia8181:12,9791,290
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
France4911:135,28020,693
Cuba4511:25,5491,437
Brazil1921:1,114,97038,938
Canada1001:368,45633,054
Trinidad and Tobago951:14,3581,844
Singapore601:91,7953,674
England411:1,358,97760,528
Australia391:692,19746,687
Chile301:587,21614,299
Taiwan251:937,7906,555
Belize191:18,7091,725
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Panama151:260,8176,584
Puerto Rico131:273,0882,549
El Salvador131:487,9912,918
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
China31:455,773,85521,925
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Uruguay31:1,143,91935,564
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Macau21:300,8151,009
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Comoros11:749,524685
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

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.

- sirtego

It means 'the castel'. Al-kala'a, kala'a being 'castel' and al being the article, not the name of Ala.

- a1956

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alcalá94853/
Alcalà9442/
Alcalâ941/
Alcàla941/
Alcalay921,744/
Alcalas92112/
Alcalai9260/
Alchala9248/
Alcalaz9242/
Alcalha9229/
Alcalla9223/
Alcalaa923/
Alcalea923/
Aalcala922/
Halcala921/
Alcaula921/
Allcala921/
Alcalaya8640/
Alcalais866/
Alchalah865/
Ealchala861/
Halchala861/
Alcaylay861/
Alcahala861/
Alcaylla861/
Alcallah861/
Alcali83339/
Alkala8352/
Alsala8322/
Aljala8320/
Alcola8317/
Alcaly8314/
Alcale838/
Alcalo834/
Alzala833/
Elcala833/
Alqala831/
Alchallah805/
Alsalah77585/
Alkalay77493/
Alkahla77369/
Alkalla77159/
Alkalai7798/
Haljala7736/
Alcalle7724/
Alcayli7723/
Alkalaj7721/
Alsalat7720/
Aljalah7714/
Alqalla7712/
Aljalad778/
Galkala778/
Alkhala777/
Alkalha776/
Alcales776/
Alsalha776/
Alqalah774/
Alzaila774/
Alkalia774/
Alesala773/
Aljalla773/
Alshala773/
Alqalaa773/
Alcalou773/
Galsala771/
Halkala771/
Alsalaj771/
Alcaloi771/
Alcoila771/
Aulkala771/
Alsalai771/
Alsalas771/
Alzalaz771/
Aljalas771/
Alhsala771/
Alcaled771/
Alcalis771/
Alciola771/
Aljaila771/
Alsahla771/
Aljallad71513/
Alsalahy71204/
Alshalla71200/
Aljaleah71176/
Alshalah7125/
Alkhalas7122/
Alkalais7121/
Alkallas7115/
Alkalash7113/
Alkahala719/
Alsallat719/
Alchaleh716/
Alkallay715/
Alkalach714/
Alkhalla714/
Alzailai714/
Alkallaa714/
Alqalaya714/
Alkalaya713/
Aljaliat713/
Alqallas712/
Alkalass712/
Alkhalia712/
Alshalaa712/
Aljathla712/
Aalkatla711/
Alhsaula711/
Halkalat711/
Alsaleah711/
Aljhaila711/
Alcasley711/
Alchalle711/
Alkahlah711/
Alsalaah711/
Alqalash711/
Alqallaa711/
Alessala711/
Alkaliai711/
Alkhaila711/
Alshaala711/
Alzaylay711/
Alkali6731,722/
Alzola672,023/
Alsola671,939/
Alkalo67440/
Elkala67386/
Alshalash67214/
Alkale67146/
Alkaly6744/
Alsalahat6737/
Alshallah6724/
Alkola6712/
Alqali678/
Aldshaila675/
Alkahalah674/
Alkhallaa674/
Alcolo673/
Aljola673/
Oljala672/
Alzali672/
Huilcalla672/
Olkala671/
Alhtsalha671/
Alsalo671/
Alzale671/
Aljathlah671/
Aljjalatt671/
Alcole671/
Alcoli671/
Allshalla671/
Alkhallas671/
Alcocella671/
Aljalo671/
Alsahalah671/

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