Alejandro Surname
Approximately 91,108 people bear this surname
Alejandro Surname Definition:
"Alejandro" means defender of men in Greek.
Of Italian origin before coming to Spain.
Alejandro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 36,510 | 1:3,400 | 466 |
| Philippines | 25,331 | 1:3,997 | 304 |
| United States | 7,703 | 1:47,054 | 5,710 |
| Peru | 5,373 | 1:5,916 | 927 |
| Ecuador | 4,833 | 1:3,291 | 566 |
| Bolivia | 2,318 | 1:4,580 | 655 |
| Spain | 2,034 | 1:22,985 | 2,461 |
| Guatemala | 1,237 | 1:13,001 | 1,276 |
| Argentina | 1,224 | 1:34,921 | 2,916 |
| Saudi Arabia | 716 | 1:43,095 | 6,100 |
| Dominican Republic | 639 | 1:16,327 | 1,146 |
| Venezuela | 608 | 1:49,678 | 2,482 |
| Puerto Rico | 455 | 1:7,803 | 446 |
| Honduras | 395 | 1:22,320 | 870 |
| Cuba | 243 | 1:47,419 | 1,981 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| France | 148 | 1:448,802 | 64,499 |
| Singapore | 116 | 1:47,480 | 1,839 |
| Uruguay | 114 | 1:30,103 | 3,463 |
| Canada | 108 | 1:341,163 | 30,982 |
| Algeria | 98 | 1:394,200 | 33,870 |
| Brazil | 85 | 1:2,518,522 | 76,509 |
| Colombia | 83 | 1:575,591 | 7,441 |
| Chile | 74 | 1:238,060 | 7,251 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Nicaragua | 62 | 1:97,114 | 1,862 |
| Paraguay | 43 | 1:168,296 | 3,336 |
| Australia | 37 | 1:729,614 | 48,196 |
| Russia | 27 | 1:5,337,891 | 231,865 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| El Salvador | 13 | 1:487,991 | 2,918 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 12 | 1:9,198 | 1,357 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Hong Kong | 10 | 1:733,548 | 3,685 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 1:1,132,081 | 47,619 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 1:264,821 | 5,214 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
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.
Alejandro Demographics
Average Male Alejandro Height
171.6 cm
Average Female Alejandro Height
160.44 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alejandro in the Arabic language | ||
| الجاندرو | aljandrw | - |
| الجندرو | aljndrw | - |
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