Alcatrao Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
France

Alcatrao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alcatrao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil581:3,690,937102,732
France311:2,142,668174,004
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079

The alternate forms: Alcatrão (12) are calculated separately.

Alcatrao Last Name Facts

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

Alcatrao is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Alcatrão. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alcatrao? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,718,748th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. The surname Alcatrao is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Alcatrao live; 51 percent live in South America and 51 percent live in Luso-South America.

The surname Alcatrao is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 3,690,937. In Brazil Alcatrao is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 93 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 3 percent live and Amazonas, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in France, where 27 percent live and Canada, where 12 percent live.

Alcatrao Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Alcatrao earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning $22,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.5% less than the national average, earning $49,433 CAD 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
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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 Alcatrao
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