Alcalde Surname

18,933rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Alcalde Surname Definition:

Originated in Vizcaya. Found also in Santander, and in Trasmiera, in Castile. Derived from Arabic word "alouadi" - a judge, which evolved into Spanish as title meaning justice of the peace, mayor of a village, etc. Title still extensively used.

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Alcalde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain11,7371:3,983491
Peru5,1021:6,230957
Philippines3,4251:29,5594,215
Argentina1,9621:21,7861,817
Mexico1,6901:73,4473,215
Colombia1,4141:33,7862,055
Chile1,0621:16,5881,159
United States8671:418,06136,280
Brazil6331:338,19012,991
Venezuela3141:96,1913,588
France2751:241,53737,410
Dominican Republic1231:84,8213,815
Cuba1141:101,0763,037
Uruguay881:38,9974,467
Canada541:682,32655,162
Ecuador331:481,99510,698
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Singapore261:211,83510,313
England251:2,228,72284,230
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Guam11:160,1214,893
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

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

Alcalde (46) may also be a first name.

Alcalde Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Originated in Vizcaya. Found also in Santander, and in Trasmiera, in Castile. Derived from Arabic word "alouadi" - a judge, which evolved into Spanish as title meaning justice of the peace, mayor of a village, etc. Title still extensively used.

"Alcalde" comes from "al-qadi" meaning judge.

From a district of Trasmiera in mountains of Santander.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Alcalde Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alcalde is more commonly found in Spain than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Alcaldè. Click here to see other potential spellings of Alcalde.

How Common Is The Last Name Alcalde? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 18,933rd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 250,405 people. The surname Alcalde occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Alcalde are found; 40 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 40 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Alcalde is also the 1,484,914th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 46 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Spain, where it is held by 11,737 people, or 1 in 3,983. In Spain it is most prevalent in: Andalusia, where 20 percent are found, Madrid, where 17 percent are found and Catalonia, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Spain Alcalde exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 18 percent are found and The Philippines, where 12 percent are found.

Alcalde Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Alcalde last name are 39.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93% registered with the political party.

The amount Alcalde earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 0.51% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,483 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.15% more than the national average, earning $23,416,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.81% more than the national average, earning $49,108 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.78% more than the national average, earning $53,550 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alcaldè951/
Alcaldea9336/
Alcaldes9315/
Alcaldez932/
Alcailde932/
Alcaldie931/
Alzalde86186/
Alkalde8616/
Alcaldi867/
Alcalda862/
Alcolde861/
Elcalde861/
Alsalde860/
Alkhalde80285/
Alkhaldee754/
Alkaldi71539/
Alkaldy71257/
Olkalde712/
Alsalda712/
Alsaldi711/
Aljaldi711/
Alkhaldi6720,487/
Alkhaldy67655/
Halzaldi673/
Alkaildi671/
Alzaldúa671/
Alkahldi671/
Alkalldi671/
Alkhaaldi638/
Alkhhaldi631/
Alkhalday631/
Alkhaldai631/
Elkaldi572,306/
Elkaldy5738/
Elqaldi571/
Elkhaldi531,813/
Elkhaldy53458/
Elkhaldiy504/
Alkhoeldi501/

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