Alegría Surname
Approximately 416 people bear this surname
Alegría Surname Definition:
Found in Vizcaya and Navarre. Name of village near Vitoria.
Derived from same source as "Alegre," latin word "alecer," modified by Italian spelling to "allegro" - sprightly, spirited, merriment, gaiety. Derived from Latin "alecer" and means full of life.
Read More About This SurnameAlegría Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 97 | 1:165,801 | 3,543 |
| Mexico | 89 | 1:1,394,676 | 15,650 |
| Spain | 77 | 1:607,169 | 28,212 |
| Chile | 40 | 1:440,412 | 11,644 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Peru | 13 | 1:2,444,933 | 27,186 |
| El Salvador | 11 | 1:576,717 | 3,120 |
| Colombia | 10 | 1:4,777,407 | 17,975 |
| Nicaragua | 9 | 1:669,010 | 4,135 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
The alternate forms: Alegria (93,103) & Alégria (1) are calculated separately.
Alegría (30) may also be a first name.
Alegría Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Found in Vizcaya and Navarre. Name of village near Vitoria.
Derived from same source as "Alegre," latin word "alecer," modified by Italian spelling to "allegro" - sprightly, spirited, merriment, gaiety. Derived from Latin "alecer" and means full of life. The Sephardics use "Alegra" as a proper name.
Basque name from la villa de Alegría de Oria. Name spread later to Navarre.
Alegría Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alegría Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alegría is more commonly found in Guatemala than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Alegria or Alégria. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Alegría? popularity and diffusion
It is the 706,244th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,518,139 people. Alegría is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Alegría reside; 29 percent reside in Central America and 29 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. Alegría is also the 1,911,214th most common given name at a global level, borne by 30 people.
It is most prevalent in Guatemala, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 165,801. In Guatemala it is primarily concentrated in: Guatemala Department, where 91 percent live. Beside Guatemala it is found in 26 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 21 percent live and Spain, where 19 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegria | 95 | 93,103 | / |
| Alegrías | 93 | 2 | / |
| Alégria | 90 | 1 | / |
| Alegrea | 86 | 27 | / |
| Alegrya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Alegrias | 80 | 1,089 | / |
| Allegria | 80 | 402 | / |
| Alegriea | 80 | 2 | / |
| Aliegria | 80 | 1 | / |
| Algegria | 80 | 1 | / |
| Allegrea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alegriaz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alegrioa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Allegrias | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alegrio | 71 | 50 | / |
| Aligria | 71 | 29 | / |
| Aligrea | 71 | 6 | / |
| Alegrios | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alligria | 67 | 1 | / |
| Allegrio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alliegrio | 63 | 1 | / |
| Olegrio | 57 | 4 | / |
| Oleagrio | 53 | 2 | / |
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