Alegria Surname

6,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93,103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Chile

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.

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Alegria Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico27,0301:4,592596
Chile11,0341:1,597317
Colombia10,0171:4,769723
Peru8,2361:3,859631
Philippines6,8921:14,6891,602
United States5,0601:71,6328,284
Angola3,3521:8,0521,020
Spain3,3021:14,1591,618
Guatemala2,8981:5,550737
El Salvador2,4521:2,587387
Nicaragua2,0211:2,979423
Bolivia1,7541:6,053789
Portugal1,7461:5,967586
Ecuador1,7141:9,2801,503
Argentina1,2561:34,0312,844
Brazil1,0031:213,4348,233
Honduras9351:9,429630
Venezuela5661:53,3642,583
Dominican Republic5241:19,9101,317
Costa Rica4371:10,938527
Panama1851:21,1471,399
Cuba1321:87,2932,809
Canada801:460,57039,784
Australia731:369,80430,692
England571:977,51048,999
Belize501:7,1091,087
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
São Tomé and Príncipe271:6,571479
Guam211:7,6251,143
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
France181:3,690,151224,666
Paraguay141:516,9106,745
Puerto Rico141:253,5812,469
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Norway101:514,22941,629
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
East Timor41:303,982255
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Andorra11:83,8382,381
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

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.

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Alegria 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.

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Alegria Last Name Facts

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

Alegria (Russian: Алегриа) occurs in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Alegría or Alégria. Click here for other possible spellings of Alegria.

How Common Is The Last Name Alegria? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,074th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 78,274 people. Alegria occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Alegria live; 38 percent live in South America and 29 percent live in Hispano-North America. Alegria is also the 68,327th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 8,502 people.

This surname is most common in Mexico, where it is carried by 27,030 people, or 1 in 4,592. In Mexico Alegria is most prevalent in: Chiapas, where 24 percent live, Querétaro, where 16 percent live and México, where 13 percent live. Other than Mexico Alegria is found in 75 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 12 percent live and Colombia, where 11 percent live.

Alegria Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Alegria has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Alegria surname expanded 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 US 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alegría95416/
Alégria951/
Alegrias931,089/
Allegria93402/
Alegriea932/
Alegrioa931/
Alegriaz931/
Algegria931/
Aliegria931/
Allegrias881/
Alegrio8650/
Aligria8629/
Alegrea8627/
Alegrya861/
Alagria861/
Alokgria8015/
Alegrías802/
Alegrios801/
Alligria801/
Allegrea801/
Allegrio801/
Alliegrio751/
Aligrea716/
Olegrio714/
Elegrio711/
Oleagrio672/
Oligrio571/

Alegria Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alegria in the Russian language
Алегриаalegria-

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