Alcantra Surname
Approximately 1,738 people bear this surname
Alcantra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 680 | 1:148,880 | 24,899 |
| Brazil | 580 | 1:369,094 | 14,100 |
| United States | 266 | 1:1,362,628 | 94,589 |
| Suriname | 70 | 1:7,895 | 1,936 |
| Malaysia | 40 | 1:737,356 | 34,564 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Alcântra (1) are calculated separately.
Alcantra (39) may also be a first name.
Alcantra Demographics
Average Male Alcantra Height
171.47 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Alcantra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alcantra Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alcantra is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may also occur as a variant: Alcântra. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alcantra? popularity and diffusion
The last name Alcantra is the 232,309th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 4,193,064 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Alcantra live; 42 percent live in Southeast Asia and 39 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Alcantra is also the 1,637,361st most frequently used first name globally, borne by 39 people.
This surname is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is held by 680 people, or 1 in 148,880. In The Philippines it is most common in: Ilocos, where 66 percent reside, Central Luzon, where 20 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 4 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines it is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.
Alcantra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Alcantra has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Alcantra last name grew 3,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Alcantra Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Alcantra last name are 17.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.97% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Alcantra earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 5.85% more than the national average, earning $45,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.03% less than the national average, earning $31,783 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcântra | 96 | 1 | / |
| Alcantrra | 94 | 1 | / |
| Alcantre | 88 | 36 | / |
| Alcantro | 88 | 11 | / |
| Alcontra | 88 | 4 | / |
| Alkantra | 88 | 1 | / |
| Alcantry | 88 | 1 | / |
| Alcantres | 82 | 1 | / |
| Galcantree | 78 | 1 | / |
| Alkantri | 75 | 8 | / |
| Alcontri | 75 | 3 | / |
| Alcontro | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alcântro | 75 | 1 | / |
| Algkantri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alessantro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elcontro | 63 | 41 | / |
| D'Allesantro | 60 | 6 | / |
| D'Alessandtro | 57 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Alcantra
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