Alcantala Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Alcantala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alcantala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Alcantala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alcantala is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Alcantala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alcantala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Alcantala live; 33 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 214,074,332. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Minas Gerais, where 100 percent live. Excluding Brazil this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 33 percent live and Tanzania, where 33 percent live.

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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 Alcantala
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