Alcázar Surname

677,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Alcázar Surname Definition:

One who came from Alcazar (the castle), in Spain; dweller near a fortress.

From the Arabic article and the noun "gasr" and also "campamento," this word means castle.

"Alcázar" is from "al qasr" meaning the camp.

Thought to come from Arabic prince, Almanzor, founder of castle near city of Alcázar.

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Alcázar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain2671:175,10112,455
Mexico951:1,306,59215,115
Bolivia131:816,6494,594
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Panama71:558,8949,437
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Alcazar (49,630), Alcàzar (7), Alcazár (2) & Álcazar (1) are calculated separately.

Alcázar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Alcazar (the castle), in Spain; dweller near a fortress.

From the Arabic article and the noun "gasr" and also "campamento," this word means castle.

"Alcázar" is from "al qasr" meaning the camp.

Thought to come from Arabic prince, Almanzor, founder of castle near city of Alcázar.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Alcázar Last Name Facts

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

Alcázar has its highest incidence in Spain. It can be found in the variant forms: Alcazar, Alcàzar, Alcazár or Álcazar. Click here for further potential spellings of Alcázar.

How Common Is The Last Name Alcázar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 677,464th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 16,562,604 people. The surname Alcázar occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Alcázar reside; 60 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 60 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The surname Alcázar is most frequently used in Spain, where it is borne by 267 people, or 1 in 175,101. In Spain Alcázar is primarily concentrated in: Madrid, where 33 percent reside, Andalusia, where 18 percent reside and Catalonia, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Spain this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 22 percent reside and Bolivia, where 3 percent reside.

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