Alcanta Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Alcanta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alcanta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

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

Alcanta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alcanta (Arabic: الكانتي) occurs most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms: Alcánta. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alcanta? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,718,748th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Alcanta live; 58 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 8,237,703. In The United States Alcanta is mostly concentrated in: California, where 48 percent are found, Texas, where 20 percent are found and Arizona, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States Alcanta is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 26 percent are found and Mexico, where 19 percent are found.

Alcanta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Alcanta has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Alcanta last name expanded 733 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alcanta Last Name Statistics demography

Alcanta earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.06% less than the national average, earning $16,801 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Alcanta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alcanta in the Arabic language
الكانتيalkanty-

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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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  • 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 Alcanta
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