Alegra Surname

565,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Alegra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alegra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal1041:100,1754,850
Chile961:183,5055,943
Guatemala551:292,4124,441
Mexico511:2,433,84720,676
Ivory Coast451:512,69416,131
Greece351:316,56545,415
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Peru301:1,059,47119,489
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
El Salvador81:792,9863,584
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
England41:13,929,515290,718
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Alegra (2,321) may also be a first name.

Alegra Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alegra (Arabic: اليغرا, Russian: Алегра) is found in Portugal more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alegra? popularity and diffusion

The last name Alegra is the 565,867th most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 13,036,755 people. The surname Alegra occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Alegra are found; 31 percent are found in South America and 23 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 154,472nd most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 2,321 people.

This surname is most widespread in Portugal, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 100,175. Excluding Portugal it is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 17 percent are found and Guatemala, where 10 percent are found.

Alegra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Alegra last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.

Alegra earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.79% less than the national average, earning $34,179 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Allegra925,339/
Alegras9253/
Alegrea9227/
Alegrìa928/
Alegrai922/
Aliegra921/
Alegroa921/
Gallegra8647/
Alegriea862/
Alegrioa861/
Allegrea861/
Alegre83113,791/
Alegro831,632/
Alegri83715/
Olegra8310/
Alegrí839/
Alagra834/
Aligra834/
Alegry833/
Allegraud8017/
D'Allegra802/
Allegri772,444/
Allegro772,380/
Allegre77919/
Alegret77887/
Alegres77431/
Alegrid77324/
Alegros77106/
Alegrio7750/
Alagraa7743/
Alegrez7725/
Olegrad7711/
Aligrea776/
Alegrie775/
Alegriz773/
Alegris773/
Alegrre772/
Ellegra772/
Alesgre771/
Aleggre771/
Alaghra771/
Allégra771/
Alligra771/
Allagra771/
Elegrai771/
Halegre771/
Alegrei771/
Alegrer771/
Aliegro771/
Alhegro771/
Elegrea770/
Alliegro71483/
Allegret71233/
Allegree7199/
Alegrett7195/
Gallegro7124/
D'Alegre7119/
Allegris717/
Allegres712/
Aligraud712/
Allegroz711/
Hollegra711/
Allegros711/
Allegroy711/
Allegrio711/
Alleigre711/
Elagra6771/
Aligre6760/
D'allegri6737/
D'Allegro6717/
Aligro6713/
Alègre6711/
Aligri677/
Alagro677/
Alleygroz672/
Olegre672/
Aligrà671/
Allégraud671/
Alégré671/
Elegro671/
Alegreová671/

Alegra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alegra in the Russian language
Алеграalegra-
Alegra in the Arabic language
اليغراalyghra-

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