Alcántar Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Alcántar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 90 | 1:1,379,180 | 15,553 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Alcantar (54,642), Alcàntar (1) & Alcântar (1) are calculated separately.
Alcántar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alcántar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alcántar is more commonly found in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Alcantar, Alcàntar or Alcântar. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alcántar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,839,022nd most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Alcántar are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Hispano-North America.
The surname is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 1,379,180. In Mexico Alcántar is primarily concentrated in: Mexico City, where 19 percent are found, Michoacán, where 14 percent are found and Jalisco, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Mexico it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 4 percent are found and Colombia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcantar | 96 | 54,642 | / |
| Alcàntar | 96 | 1 | / |
| Alcântar | 96 | 1 | / |
| Alcontar | 88 | 16 | / |
| Alcantare | 82 | 24 | / |
| Alcantair | 82 | 2 | / |
| Alcanthar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Alcantard | 82 | 1 | / |
| Alcaantar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Altcantar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Allcantar | 82 | 1 | / |
| D'Alcantar | 78 | 1 | / |
| Elcontar | 75 | 44 | / |
| Alcantor | 75 | 36 | / |
| Alkontar | 75 | 19 | / |
| Alkantar | 75 | 17 | / |
| Alcamtar | 75 | 4 | / |
| Elcantar | 75 | 2 | / |
| Alkountar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Elkantar | 63 | 22 | / |
| Elkontar | 63 | 3 | / |
| Alkantor | 63 | 1 | / |
| Élkantar | 63 | 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
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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 Alcántar
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