Alcarva Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Alcarva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alcarva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
England31:18,572,686338,250
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Alcarva Last Name Facts

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

Alcarva is found most frequently in Portugal. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alcarva? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,907,068th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. Alcarva is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Alcarva reside; 89 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 89 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The last name Alcarva is most numerous in Portugal, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 122,568. Beside Portugal this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 5 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alkarva861/
Alcarua861/
Alcarve861/
Alcarvio801/
Alzarba711/
Alsarbai671/
Alsarwah671/
Alsharbah633/
Alsharuae631/
Alkaarwaay591/
Alkarbi5779/
Alcorba575/
Elkarwa574/
Alkarbo573/
Alkarwi573/
Alcorbo572/
Alkarwy571/
Alzarwi571/

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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 Alcarva
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