Alcarras Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Alcarras Surname User-submission:

This is a surname coming from the Arabic, Al-karaz, 'cherry tree'. There is a village in western Catalonia with the same name and it seems logical to think that the surname originates there.

Alcarras Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador1461:108,9446,376
Peru691:460,63913,676
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Alcarràs (1) are calculated separately.

Alcarras Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a surname coming from the Arabic, Al-karaz, 'cherry tree'. There is a village in western Catalonia with the same name and it seems logical to think that the surname originates there.

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Alcarras Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alcarras has its highest incidence in Ecuador. It can appear in the variant forms: Alcarràs. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alcarras? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,082,743rd most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,962,921 people. Alcarras is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Alcarras live; 99 percent live in South America and 94 percent live in Andean South America.

This surname is most common in Ecuador, where it is carried by 146 people, or 1 in 108,944. In Ecuador Alcarras is most prevalent in: Cotopaxi Province, where 59 percent are found, Pichincha Province, where 25 percent are found and Carchi Province, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Ecuador this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 30 percent are found and Chile, where 4 percent are found.

Alcarras Last Name Statistics demography

Alcarras earn notably less less than the average income. In Peru they earn 19.89% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,530 per year.

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