Alcania Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Alcania Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alcania Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

Alcania (22) may also be a first name.

Alcania Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alcania is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alcania? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Alcania is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Alcania reside; 75 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 75 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used forename on earth. It is borne by 22 people.

The surname Alcania is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 33,746,074. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Davao Region, where 33 percent reside, Ilocos, where 33 percent reside and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 33 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines Alcania exists in one country. It also occurs in The Dominican Republic, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alchania932/
Alcangia931/
Alcanha8618/
Alcanja863/
Alcanea861/
Alconia861/
Alzaniah8011/
Alcangio802/
Alcaña772/
Alcanjo71362/
Alcagno71149/
Alzonia7111/
Alqanea711/
Alzanio711/
Alkanja711/
Alchanjo6718/
Alzangna671/
Alcogno578/
Alkanjo572/
Alconjo571/
Elkounia531/
Alquanjo531/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alcania
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