Alegria Surname
Approximately 93,103 people bear this surname
Alegria Surname User-submission:
Alegría is a Spanish surname, native to the Basque Country. While some authors place the origin of this lineage in Navarre and Vitoria, most writers take as true that its origin comes from the natives of Alegría de Oria, district of Tolosa, in the province of Guipuzkoa.
Read More About This SurnameAlegria Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 27,030 | 1:4,592 | 596 |
| Chile | 11,034 | 1:1,597 | 317 |
| Colombia | 10,017 | 1:4,769 | 723 |
| Peru | 8,236 | 1:3,859 | 631 |
| Philippines | 6,892 | 1:14,689 | 1,602 |
| United States | 5,060 | 1:71,632 | 8,284 |
| Angola | 3,352 | 1:8,052 | 1,020 |
| Spain | 3,302 | 1:14,159 | 1,618 |
| Guatemala | 2,898 | 1:5,550 | 737 |
| El Salvador | 2,452 | 1:2,587 | 387 |
| Nicaragua | 2,021 | 1:2,979 | 423 |
| Bolivia | 1,754 | 1:6,053 | 789 |
| Portugal | 1,746 | 1:5,967 | 586 |
| Ecuador | 1,714 | 1:9,280 | 1,503 |
| Argentina | 1,256 | 1:34,031 | 2,844 |
| Brazil | 1,003 | 1:213,434 | 8,233 |
| Honduras | 935 | 1:9,429 | 630 |
| Venezuela | 566 | 1:53,364 | 2,583 |
| Dominican Republic | 524 | 1:19,910 | 1,317 |
| Costa Rica | 437 | 1:10,938 | 527 |
| Panama | 185 | 1:21,147 | 1,399 |
| Cuba | 132 | 1:87,293 | 2,809 |
| Canada | 80 | 1:460,570 | 39,784 |
| Australia | 73 | 1:369,804 | 30,692 |
| England | 57 | 1:977,510 | 48,999 |
| Belize | 50 | 1:7,109 | 1,087 |
| South Africa | 34 | 1:1,593,462 | 80,086 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 27 | 1:6,571 | 479 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Paraguay | 14 | 1:516,910 | 6,745 |
| Puerto Rico | 14 | 1:253,581 | 2,469 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| East Timor | 4 | 1:303,982 | 255 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 1:1,931,488 | 97,398 |
The alternate forms: Alegría (416) & Alégria (1) are calculated separately.
Alegria (8,502) may also be a first name.
Alegria Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Alegría is a Spanish surname, native to the Basque Country. While some authors place the origin of this lineage in Navarre and Vitoria, most writers take as true that its origin comes from the natives of Alegría de Oria, district of Tolosa, in the province of Guipuzkoa.
- z11177Alegria means 'happiness', or 'joy' in the Catalan, Spanish and Portuguese languages. It's a very common surname in the Iberian peninsula, among Latinos in America and in some former Portuguese colonies in Africa.
- a1956Alegria Demographics
Average Male Alegria Height
172.09 cm
Average Female Alegria Height
161.13 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Alegria Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alegria Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alegria (Russian: Алегриа) occurs more in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Alegría or Alégria. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alegria? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,074th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 78,274 people. The surname Alegria is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Alegria reside; 38 percent reside in South America and 29 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Alegria is also the 68,327th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 8,502 people.
The last name Alegria is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is held by 27,030 people, or 1 in 4,592. In Mexico Alegria is most numerous in: Chiapas, where 24 percent live, Querétaro, where 16 percent live and México, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Mexico Alegria exists in 75 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 12 percent live and Colombia, where 11 percent live.
Alegria Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Alegria has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 19,462 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Alegria Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Alegria are 41.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.71% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Alegria earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 5.35% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,423 per year; in South Africa they earn 197.75% more than the national average, earning R 707,568 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.48% less than the national average, earning $19,188,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.33% less than the national average, earning $39,122 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.97% less than the national average, earning $43,239 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegría | 95 | 416 | / |
| Alégria | 95 | 1 | / |
| Alegrias | 93 | 1,089 | / |
| Allegria | 93 | 402 | / |
| Alegriea | 93 | 2 | / |
| Alegrioa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Alegriaz | 93 | 1 | / |
| Algegria | 93 | 1 | / |
| Aliegria | 93 | 1 | / |
| Allegrias | 88 | 1 | / |
| Alegrio | 86 | 50 | / |
| Aligria | 86 | 29 | / |
| Alegrea | 86 | 27 | / |
| Alegrya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Alagria | 86 | 1 | / |
| Alokgria | 80 | 15 | / |
| Alegrías | 80 | 2 | / |
| Alegrios | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alligria | 80 | 1 | / |
| Allegrea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Allegrio | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alliegrio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aligrea | 71 | 6 | / |
| Olegrio | 71 | 4 | / |
| Elegrio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oleagrio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oligrio | 57 | 1 | / |
Alegria Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alegria in the Russian language | ||
| Алегриа | alegria | - |
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Footnotes
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