Alcantar Surname
Approximately 54,642 people bear this surname
Alcantar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 42,934 | 1:2,891 | 411 |
| United States | 9,685 | 1:37,425 | 4,629 |
| Colombia | 723 | 1:66,078 | 2,983 |
| Chile | 508 | 1:34,678 | 1,796 |
| El Salvador | 259 | 1:24,494 | 1,003 |
| Philippines | 201 | 1:503,673 | 59,029 |
| Honduras | 102 | 1:86,436 | 1,588 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| Nicaragua | 48 | 1:125,439 | 2,055 |
| Brazil | 34 | 1:6,296,304 | 151,940 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Venezuela | 14 | 1:2,157,434 | 25,468 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Alcántar (101), Alcàntar (1) & Alcântar (1) are calculated separately.
Alcantar (90) may also be a first name.
Alcantar Demographics
Average Alcantar Salary in
United States
$35,725 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Alcantar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alcantar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alcantar is found in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Alcántar, Alcàntar or Alcântar. For other potential spellings of Alcantar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alcantar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,301st most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 133,369 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Alcantar live; 96 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Hispano-North America. Alcantar is also the 1,005,046th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 90 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is held by 42,934 people, or 1 in 2,891. In Mexico Alcantar is most numerous in: Michoacán, where 22 percent live, Guanajuato, where 13 percent live and Jalisco, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Mexico Alcantar occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Colombia, where 1 percent live.
Alcantar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Alcantar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Alcantar last name grew 484,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Alcantar Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Alcantar last name are 44.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.55% being registered with the political party.
The amount Alcantar earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 0.29% more than the national average, earning $22,768,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.21% less than the national average, earning $35,725 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.96% less than the national average, earning $30,822 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcántar | 96 | 101 | / |
| Alcàntar | 96 | 1 | / |
| Alcântar | 96 | 1 | / |
| Alcantare | 94 | 24 | / |
| Alcantair | 94 | 2 | / |
| Alcanthar | 94 | 1 | / |
| Alcantard | 94 | 1 | / |
| Alcaantar | 94 | 1 | / |
| Altcantar | 94 | 1 | / |
| Allcantar | 94 | 1 | / |
| D'Alcantar | 89 | 1 | / |
| Alcantor | 88 | 36 | / |
| Alkantar | 88 | 17 | / |
| Alcontar | 88 | 16 | / |
| Alcamtar | 88 | 4 | / |
| Elcantar | 88 | 2 | / |
| Elcontar | 75 | 44 | / |
| Elkantar | 75 | 22 | / |
| Alkontar | 75 | 19 | / |
| Alkantor | 75 | 1 | / |
| Élkantar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alkountar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Elkontar | 63 | 3 | / |
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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 Alcantar
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