Alcuña Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Alcuña Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alcuña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1911:244,77515,782
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150

The alternate forms: Alcuna (4) & Alçuna (1) are calculated separately.

Alcuña Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alcuña is carried by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Alcuna or Alçuna. Click here for other potential spellings of Alcuña.

How Common Is The Last Name Alcuña? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,214,709th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. Alcuña is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Alcuña live; 99 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 99 percent live in Iberian Europe.

This last name is most common in Spain, where it is held by 191 people, or 1 in 244,775. In Spain Alcuña is most prevalent in: Andalusia, where 72 percent reside, Valencian Community, where 14 percent reside and Catalonia, where 8 percent reside. Other than Spain it occurs in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alcuna944/
Alçuna891/
Alcunha7755/
Alcunia772/
Alcuiño771/
Alchusna713/
Alcunaya711/
Alkuna67560/
Alcona6723/
Aljuna675/
Alcune671/
Alcuno671/

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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 Alcuña
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