Where Does The Last Name Alcalá Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Alcalá occurs in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Alcala, Alcalà, Alcalâ or Alcàla. Click here for further possible spellings of Alcalá.

How Common Is The Last Name Alcalá? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 409,546^th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 8,543,430 people. The last name Alcalá is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Alcalá reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is borne by 323 people, or 1 in 384,292. In Mexico Alcalá is most prevalent in: Mexico City, where 22 percent reside, Jalisco, where 16 percent reside and México, where 13 percent reside. Other than Mexico this last name exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 35 percent reside and Venezuela, where 10 percent reside.