Alcobaca Surname
Approximately 177 people bear this surname
Alcobaca Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 176 | 1:1,216,331 | 41,961 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Alcobaça (112) are calculated separately.
Alcobaca Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alcobaca Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alcobaca occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Alcobaça. For other possible spellings of Alcobaca click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alcobaca? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,286,243rd most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. Alcobaca occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Alcobaca are found; 99 percent are found in South America and 99 percent are found in Luso-South America.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 1,216,331. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Maranhão, where 25 percent are found, Piauí, where 24 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 15 percent are found. Barring Brazil Alcobaca exists in one country. It is also common in France, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcobaça | 96 | 112 | / |
| Alcobacas | 94 | 8 | / |
| Alcoobaca | 94 | 2 | / |
| Alcobace | 88 | 3 | / |
| Alcabaca | 88 | 1 | / |
| Alcobaza | 88 | 1 | / |
| Alcobaco | 88 | 1 | / |
| Alcabasa | 75 | 800 | / |
| Alcabaza | 75 | 354 | / |
| Alkabacha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alkabachi | 59 | 10 | / |
| Alkabache | 59 | 7 | / |
| Alkhabaza | 59 | 4 | / |
| Alshabaka | 59 | 2 | / |
| Alshabakat | 56 | 8 | / |
| Alshobakey | 56 | 1 | / |
| Alkhobaizi | 56 | 1 | / |
| Alkhoubaizi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Alqawaqa | 50 | 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
- 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 Alcobaca
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