Alemany Surname

48,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,541 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Alemany Surname User-submission:

Alimany is a dialectal form for alemany, which means 'German' in Catalan. Alamany is also a dialectal form.

Alemany Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain6,6321:7,049872
France1,1921:55,7247,398
United States7211:502,71742,271
Dominican Republic6011:17,3591,197
Argentina5631:75,9216,450
Cuba3141:36,6971,716
Chile921:191,4836,147
Brazil691:3,102,52789,979
Philippines611:1,659,643109,715
Canada601:614,09350,489
England421:1,326,62059,571
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Andorra271:3,105589
Venezuela221:1,372,91318,810
Puerto Rico191:186,8492,129
Panama111:355,6607,645
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Honduras81:1,102,0554,829
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Hungary71:1,402,32560,133
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Alemañy (191) are calculated separately.

Alemany Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Alimany is a dialectal form for alemany, which means 'German' in Catalan. Alamany is also a dialectal form.

- a1956

Alemany means 'German' in the Catalan language.

- a1956

Alemany Last Name Facts

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

Alemany is more frequently found in Spain than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Alemañy. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alemany? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 48,851st most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 691,352 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Alemany reside; 63 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 63 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Spain, where it is borne by 6,632 people, or 1 in 7,049. In Spain Alemany is primarily found in: Valencian Community, where 42 percent live, Catalonia, where 28 percent live and Balearic Islands, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Spain this last name occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in France, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Alemany Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Alemany has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Alemany last name grew 36,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alemany Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Alemany are 38.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.46% registered with the party.

The amount Alemany earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.33% more than the national average, earning $46,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.8% less than the national average, earning $49,288 CAD per year.

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Alemany Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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