Alegre Surname

4,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113,791 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Alegre Surname Definition:

Found principally in Aragon and Catalonia. Name of village near Huesca. Derived from latin "alecer," modified by Italian spelling to "allegro." Means sprightly, spirited, merriment, gaiety.

Catalan name probably of French origin. In first centuries of Reconquest spread to Aragon, Vizcaya and Valencia.

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Alegre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina52,2431:818113
Philippines19,6701:5,147415
Spain10,0541:4,650578
Peru8,1071:3,921644
Paraguay5,7831:1,251247
Brazil3,0321:70,6052,623
Mexico2,8101:44,1732,416
Bolivia2,5671:4,136618
United States2,3031:157,38616,081
Angola1,5781:17,1032,033
Portugal1,2551:8,301745
Uruguay1,1071:3,100370
Chile1,0861:16,2211,144
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
Colombia2941:162,4974,508
Cuba2691:42,8351,868
Dominican Republic1621:64,4013,114
France1361:488,40268,701
Venezuela1091:277,1026,584
Canada1001:368,45633,054
Singapore941:58,5932,307
Taiwan601:390,7463,053
England461:1,211,26256,182
São Tomé and Príncipe411:4,327374
Belgium341:338,13737,845
Australia341:793,99150,673
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Ecuador301:530,19511,121
Guam291:5,521755
Panama221:177,8305,396
El Salvador211:302,0902,422
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Northern Mariana Islands141:3,899389
Guatemala141:1,148,7625,372
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
China41:341,830,39216,990
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Macau21:300,8151,009
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Alègre (11) & Alégré (1) are calculated separately.

Alegre (467) may also be a first name.

Alegre Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found principally in Aragon and Catalonia. Name of village near Huesca. Derived from latin "alecer," modified by Italian spelling to "allegro." Means sprightly, spirited, merriment, gaiety.

Catalan name probably of French origin. In first centuries of Reconquest spread to Aragon, Vizcaya and Valencia.

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

User-submitted Reference

In the Catalan, Spanish and Portuguese languages, Alegre means 'happy' or 'merry'.

- a1956

Alegre Last Name Facts

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

Alegre is found most in Argentina. It can appear as a variant: Alègre or Alégré. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alegre? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,972nd most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 64,043 people. Alegre occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Alegre live; 65 percent live in South America and 48 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 394,192nd most widespread first name in the world, held by 467 people.

This surname is most common in Argentina, where it is carried by 52,243 people, or 1 in 818. In Argentina Alegre is mostly concentrated in: Buenos Aires Province, where 44 percent reside, Corrientes Province, where 15 percent reside and Santa Fe Province, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Argentina this last name occurs in 80 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 17 percent reside and Spain, where 9 percent reside.

Alegre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Alegre has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 115,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alegre Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Alegre surname are 3.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Alegre earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 8.36% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,006 per year; in South Africa they earn 63.81% more than the national average, earning R 389,280 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.05% less than the national average, earning $18,604,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.35% more than the national average, earning $47,613 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.3% more than the national average, earning $50,824 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alègre9411/
Allegre92919/
Alegret92887/
Alegres92431/
Alegere9286/
Alegrea9227/
Alegrez9225/
Alegrie925/
Alegrre922/
Halegre921/
Alaegre921/
Aleggre921/
Alegrei921/
Alegrer921/
Alesgre921/
Alégré891/
Allegret86233/
Allegree8699/
Alegrett8695/
D'Alegre8619/
Aleguire8610/
Halegire862/
Allegres862/
Alegriea862/
Allegere861/
Allegrea861/
Alleigre861/
Alegri83715/
Alegra83559/
Aligre8360/
Aleger8323/
Alegrí839/
Elegre838/
Alagre836/
Alogre835/
Alegir833/
Alegry833/
Olegre832/
Hallegere809/
Alegreová801/
Allegra775,339/
Allegri772,444/
Alegrid77324/
Alleger77215/
Allègre7769/
Alegrio7750/
Alieger7739/
Aligere7715/
Haleger7711/
Alegrìa778/
Aligrea776/
Galeger773/
Alegriz773/
Alegris773/
Alegrai772/
Aligrie772/
Aligire771/
Alegroa771/
Aleguer771/
Aluigre771/
Allégre771/
Alaigre771/
Aligres771/
Aliegra771/
Alagreu771/
Aligret771/
Alagrie771/
Alhagre771/
Aligree770/
Alligre770/
Elegrea770/
Alegeer770/
Olegrey770/
Allegir770/
Allaigre71248/
Galleger7196/
Galegher7164/
Alighire7152/
Allegier7128/
Allagree7121/
Alleguer7114/
Allegris717/
Halleger715/
Oleghere712/
Allégret712/
Ausleger712/
Halegger712/
Holegire711/
Haligere711/
Allegrio711/
Alligere711/
Allegher711/
Allegroy711/
Alleguir711/
Alegrioa711/
Aliguire711/
Atlesgir711/
Alleiger710/
Galeager710/
Alligree710/
Gallegir710/
Aliger67121/
Hallegger67111/
D'allegri6737/
Hailegger6720/
Olegra6710/
Aligri677/
Allegeier674/
Oleger674/
Aligra674/
Alagri673/
Olagre673/
Hahlheger673/
Aligir672/
D'Allegra672/
Gallheger671/
Alleigier671/
Alegerova671/
Oleguerre671/
Aligheire671/
Galeagher670/
Galeigher670/
Gallehger670/
Alleinger670/
Gallegair670/
Gahlleger670/
Gahaleger670/

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