Alejandro Surname

6,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91,108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Alejandro Surname Definition:

"Alejandro" means defender of men in Greek.

Of Italian origin before coming to Spain.

Alejandro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico36,5101:3,400466
Philippines25,3311:3,997304
United States7,7031:47,0545,710
Peru5,3731:5,916927
Ecuador4,8331:3,291566
Bolivia2,3181:4,580655
Spain2,0341:22,9852,461
Guatemala1,2371:13,0011,276
Argentina1,2241:34,9212,916
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Dominican Republic6391:16,3271,146
Venezuela6081:49,6782,482
Puerto Rico4551:7,803446
Honduras3951:22,320870
Cuba2431:47,4191,981
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
France1481:448,80264,499
Singapore1161:47,4801,839
Uruguay1141:30,1033,463
Canada1081:341,16330,982
Algeria981:394,20033,870
Brazil851:2,518,52276,509
Colombia831:575,5917,441
Chile741:238,0607,251
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Nicaragua621:97,1141,862
Paraguay431:168,2963,336
Australia371:729,61448,196
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
England261:2,143,00282,017
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
El Salvador131:487,9912,918
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
United States Virgin Islands121:9,1981,357
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Hong Kong101:733,5483,685
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Panama71:558,8949,437
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
China71:195,331,65210,124
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Macau11:601,6301,582
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Guam11:160,1214,893
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Alejándro (1) & Alejandró (1) are calculated separately.

Alejandro (2,075,355) may also be a first name.

Alejandro Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

"Alejandro" means defender of men in Greek.

Of Italian origin before coming to Spain.

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

Alejandro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alejandro (Arabic: الجاندرو) is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Alejándro or Alejandró. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alejandro? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,211th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 79,988 people. The surname Alejandro is predominantly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Alejandro live; 48 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 300th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 2,075,355 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is held by 36,510 people, or 1 in 3,400. In Mexico it is mostly found in: Tabasco, where 32 percent reside, Nuevo León, where 11 percent reside and México, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Mexico it occurs in 90 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Alejandro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Alejandro has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Alejandro last name rose 40,542 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alejandro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Alejandro surname are 42.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.35% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Alejandro earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 30.89% less than the national average, earning 239,181 kr per year; in Peru they earn 24.01% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,731 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.4% more than the national average, earning $25,971,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.84% less than the national average, earning $36,315 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.36% less than the national average, earning $46,523 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Alejandro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alejandro in the Arabic language
الجاندروaljandrw-
الجندروaljndrw-

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