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

The surname Alcalá occurs more 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 other potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname Alcalá is the 409,546^th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,543,430 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Alcalá reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

The last name Alcalá is most common in Mexico, where it is carried 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. Aside from Mexico it is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 35 percent reside and Venezuela, where 10 percent reside.