Alegar Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Alegar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alegar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1771:571,96763,534
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
United States81:45,307,367917,113
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Alegar (41) may also be a first name.

Alegar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alegar (Hindi: लोगरचन्द, Marathi: अलेगर, Russian: Алегар) occurs most in The Philippines. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alegar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,118,459th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Alegar are found; 81 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 81 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Alegar is also the 1,590,275th most frequently held given name on earth, held by 41 people.

It is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 177 people, or 1 in 571,967. In The Philippines Alegar is primarily concentrated in: Ilocos, where 45 percent are found, Cagayan Valley, where 25 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 22 percent are found. Barring The Philippines this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Alegar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Alegar has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alegar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Alegar surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Alegar earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.49% less than the national average, earning $41,643 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Alegar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alegar in the Hindi language
लोगरचन्दlogaracanda-
Alegar in the Marathi language
अलेगरalegara-
Alegar in the Russian language
Алегарalegar-

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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 Alegar
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