Alcobia Surname

101,214th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Alcobia Surname User-submission:

Comes from the Arabic al-qubbâ (al=the and qubbâ = mountain); it was the Arabic name of the Caramulo Mountain in Portugal (from the time of the Arab presence in 10th century B.C.). Its used as a surname and as a toponym.

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Alcobia Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal2,3021:4,526495
Angola2,1691:12,4431,529
France391:1,703,147154,208
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
England221:2,532,63991,802
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Macau11:601,6301,582
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
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The alternate forms: Alcobía (1) are calculated separately.

Alcobia Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Comes from the Arabic al-qubbâ (al=the and qubbâ = mountain); it was the Arabic name of the Caramulo Mountain in Portugal (from the time of the Arab presence in 10th century B.C.). Its used as a surname and as a toponym. (in Dicionário Onomástico Etimológico da Língua Portuguesa).

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Alcobia Political Affiliation
in United States

Sample size: 8 (2014)

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Alcobia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alcobia is found most in Portugal. It can be found as: Alcobía. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alcobia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 101,214th most common surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,562,845 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Alcobia live; 50 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 50 percent live in Iberian Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Portugal, where it is held by 2,302 people, or 1 in 4,526. Besides Portugal this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 47 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Alcobia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Alcobia surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

Alcobia earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.68% more than the national average, earning $46,030 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alcobía951/
Alcobias931/
Alcobio8630/
Alcovia8620/
Alcobea862/
Alcovias8016/
Alkobiah8014/
D'Alcubia751/
Alcovio7120/
Alcuvia711/
Alcavias671/
Alkhashbia5940/
Alqawia574/
Alcavio571/
Elkhabia531/
Alcampio531/
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