Alcolea Surname

78,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Cuba

Alcolea Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alcolea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3,8891:12,0221,395
Cuba1,4341:8,035764
Philippines2401:421,82653,025
France1731:383,94656,838
Brazil1371:1,562,58651,889
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Mexico841:1,477,69316,101
Argentina701:610,62043,172
Ecuador271:589,10511,569
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Singapore171:323,98313,856
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Alcoléa (13) are calculated separately.

Alcolea Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alcolea is more commonly found in Spain than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Alcoléa. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alcolea? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 78,418th most numerous last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,170,126 people. Alcolea is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Alcolea are found; 62 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 62 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The last name Alcolea is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is carried by 3,889 people, or 1 in 12,022. In Spain it is most frequent in: Castilla-La Mancha, where 22 percent live, Madrid, where 17 percent live and Valencian Community, where 16 percent live. Beside Spain Alcolea is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Cuba, where 23 percent live and The Philippines, where 4 percent live.

Alcolea Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Alcolea surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Alcolea earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 890.02% more than the national average, earning S/. 191,916 per year and in United States they earn 1.62% more than the national average, earning $43,847 USD 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alcolea
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