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Where Does The Last Name Alcantara Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Alcantara (Arabic: الكانتارا) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Alcântara, Alcántara or Àlcantara. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alcantara? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 1,673^rd most frequently occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 22,219 people. The surname Alcantara is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Alcantara reside; 30 percent reside in South America and 25 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 265,988^th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 926 people.

It is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 82,799 people, or 1 in 1,223. In The Philippines Alcantara is most frequent in: Calabarzon, where 29 percent live, Central Luzon, where 17 percent live and National Capital Region, where 16 percent live. Other than The Philippines it occurs in 71 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 21 percent live and Brazil, where 20 percent live.

Alcantara Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Alcantara has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Alcantara surname expanded 95,856 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alcantara Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Alcantara surname are 43.16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.39% registered with the political party.

The amount Alcantara earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 2.07% less than the national average, earning €29,409 per year; in Peru they earn 6.46% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,133 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.42% less than the national average, earning $19,655,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.67% less than the national average, earning $41,134 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.05% less than the national average, earning $49,160 CAD per year.