Alec Surname

263,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Botswana

Alec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania5221:38,4634,903
Canada1521:242,40523,093
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
South Africa1371:395,45835,012
Israel1081:79,2379,601
Botswana1051:20,8284,170
Philippines561:1,807,825113,961
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Australia421:642,75544,739
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
England181:3,095,448105,421
France121:5,535,227269,324
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
China61:227,886,92811,701
India51:153,413,076951,030
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Alec (53,395) may also be a first name.

Alec Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alec is more commonly found in Romania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Alec click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alec? popularity and diffusion

The last name Alec is the 263,749th most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,907,438 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 39 percent of Alec reside; 35 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 35 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 17,496th most frequently used given name throughout the world, held by 53,395 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Romania, where it is carried by 522 people, or 1 in 38,463. In Romania it is most numerous in: Satu Mare County, where 82 percent reside, Mureș County, where 12 percent reside and Maramureș County, where 5 percent reside. Beside Romania this surname exists in 44 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Alec Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Alec has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Alec last name grew 470 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 360 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Alec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Alec surname are 9.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.52% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Alec earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 17.76% more than the national average, earning R 279,840 per year; in United States they earn 15.12% less than the national average, earning $36,627 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.68% less than the national average, earning $37,421 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aleck89840/
Allec89711/
Aleci89381/
Halec89262/
Alech89204/
Ajlec89199/
Ailec8911/
Aleic8911/
Alexc897/
Aleec891/
Alekc891/
Alhec891/
Aylech801,449/
Alesci80875/
Alesch80409/
Haleck80316/
Galech80129/
Alleck8064/
Aleche8041/
Aleich8011/
Alecke809/
Halech805/
Aletch804/
Aleick804/
Gallec803/
Allech802/
Hallec801/
Aletci801/
Halecz801/
Ahlech801/
Aliecs801/
Alecth801/
Auleck800/
Aleack800/
Alex75256,213/
Alek758,201/
Ales755,514/
Alic753,564/
Aleš75477/
Aleg75153/
Alez7595/
Aleq7572/
Alej7542/
Olec7538/
Alyc751/
Aljc751/
Halleck731,095/
Alleche73859/
Allesch73427/
Aliesch73167/
Hayleck7320/
Hauleac7310/
Gallech739/
Halesch738/
Aaleche737/
Galeich734/
Allecke732/
Ahleche732/
Haslect731/
Hahleck731/
Aleesch731/
Aleiche731/
Haleche731/
Galesch731/
Alletch731/
Aletche731/
Aleksch731/
Ayleech731/
Alleach730/
Hallech730/
Hallect730/
Aleasch730/
Hatleck730/
Hales6727,063/
Alici6722,388/
Alles6714,651/
Aleke6713,671/
Alick679,571/
Olech677,278/
Eales675,367/
Halek673,529/
Alleg673,475/
Ailes672,407/
Holec672,233/
Ayles672,091/
Alike671,969/
Galek671,554/
Aules671,524/
Allex671,105/
Allek67869/
Alesh67701/
Alich67638/
Halic67287/
Alexs67280/
Allez67249/
Oleck67249/
Aleqe67207/
Aulic67193/
Allic67190/
Alekh67184/
Haleš67166/
Halej67101/
Galeş6792/
Aliek6779/
Aleiq6771/
Aleas6769/
Halex6765/
Alees6759/
Alleq6744/
Alegh6741/
Aleis6740/
Aleys6726/
Aliez6723/
Hallesch6722/
Aleuk6717/
Aleeq6717/
Aleez6717/
Haleq6715/
Alicz6715/
Hallecks6712/
Alych6712/
Galeg6712/
Halez6712/
Aleiz6712/
Aleyq6711/
Otlec6711/
Aleak6710/
Aleeg6710/
Aleuš679/
Alezz679/
Aulek678/
Aleaj678/
Galletch677/
Aleik677/
Alhes677/
Aales676/
Alexj676/
Eilec676/
Alieq675/
Aleek675/
Aleaz675/
Algeg675/
Alets675/
Ealic674/
Aleyx674/
Alequ674/
Asleg674/
Haleţ674/
Ailex673/
Alexx673/
Alıcı673/
Alieg673/
Alicq673/
Alicx672/
Haleg672/
Ollec672/
Ailek672/
Aletz672/
Olecz672/
Aulez672/
Aledj672/
Olesc672/
Alicp671/
Alikc671/
Allej671/
Ailej671/
Ahleichs671/
Aleax671/
Aulej671/
Aslej671/
Ealex671/
Aleex671/
Áleck671/
Haleck's671/
Haleş671/
Ahaleche671/
Alíci671/
Alesė671/
Alaic671/
Alegg671/
Alisc671/
Alhek671/
Aalex671/
Alict671/
Ailic671/
Aleuz671/
Halleche671/
Olect671/
Aaleechh671/
Alekk671/
Alekx671/
Alezh671/
Ahlek671/
Aylex671/
Alesx670/
Aulex670/
Aleds670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alec
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