Alcaras Surname

175,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Alcaras Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alcaras Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina5571:76,7396,510
Mexico5241:236,8825,968
France3701:179,52127,974
Brazil3001:713,58126,162
Philippines2071:489,07458,013
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
Paraguay1421:50,9631,461
Colombia631:758,3198,254
Italy501:1,223,13475,323
Chile431:409,68511,039
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Alcarás (10) are calculated separately.

Alcaras Last Name Facts

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

Alcaras occurs more in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Alcarás. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alcaras? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 175,030th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,975,723 people. The last name Alcaras occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Alcaras are found; 46 percent are found in South America and 25 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

The last name is most frequent in Argentina, where it is held by 557 people, or 1 in 76,739. In Argentina it is most prevalent in: Buenos Aires Province, where 29 percent live, Mendoza Province, where 20 percent live and Chaco Province, where 8 percent live. Outside of Argentina Alcaras is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 21 percent live and France, where 15 percent live.

Alcaras Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Alcaras has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,086 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alcaras Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Alcaras last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Alcaras earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 0.12% less than the national average, earning $22,674,800 COP per year and in United States they earn 17.49% less than the national average, earning $35,602 USD per year.

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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 Alcaras
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