Alcaniz Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Alcaniz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alcaniz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France791:840,79499,796
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Alcañiz (3,189) are calculated separately.

Alcaniz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alcaniz occurs most in France. It can also be found as: Alcañiz. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alcaniz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Alcaniz is the 1,235,409th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. The last name Alcaniz occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Alcaniz live; 44 percent live in Western Europe and 42 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most numerous in France, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 840,794. In France it is primarily found in: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 47 percent reside, Occitanie, where 28 percent reside and Centre-Val de Loire, where 22 percent reside. Beside France this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Alcaniz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Alcaniz surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Alcaniz earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 63.05% more than the national average, earning $70,354 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alcañiz953,189/
Alcani92635/
Alcaini86198/
Alcanis86168/
Alcanie869/
Alcanez863/
Alcanai861/
Alkaniz861/
Alkanaiz801/
Galcanni801/
Alcanaia801/
Alkani77451/
Alcana77419/
Alqani7774/
Alconi7730/
Alcane772/
Alckanezz751/
Alkhani711,327/
Alcaine711,179/
Alcaina711,116/
Alconis71513/
Alcayna71180/
Alconez7177/
Alqanai7139/
Alqaini7132/
Alcayne7131/
Alcange7123/
Alcanha7118/
Halqani7116/
Halkani7114/
Allkani718/
Galconi715/
Alkasni713/
Alcanay713/
Alcanet712/
Alconic712/
Alcanes712/
Alcaïna711/
Alkaini711/
Alcanea711/
Alhqani711/
Alcanje711/
Alqanni711/
Alkatni711/
Alcaner711/
Alsanis711/
Alkanni711/
Alkanai711/
Alcaíne711/
Allkhani6750/
Aljanich6710/
Alqahtni679/
Alkhangi679/
Aalkhani677/
Halkaniy676/
Alkhanie675/
Alkkhani671/
Alqahani671/
Ahlkhani671/
Halkhani671/
Alkanish671/
Alkaynai671/
Alcanges671/
Alcanese671/
Alkangni671/
Alkangai671/
Alkahtni671/
Galconis671/
Alconies671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alcaniz
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