Alencar Surname

7,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71,514 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Alencar Surname User-submission:

Sobrenome toponímico português, com origem na vila de Alenquer, no distrito de Lisboa. Durante o século 13, foi escrito como 'Alancar' ou 'Alankar'. A etimologia do vocábulo procederia do germânico alan , referência aos alanos, e kerk , 'templo', 'castelo' ou 'fortaleza', ou seja, 'templo ou fortaleza dos alanos'.

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Alencar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil70,5031:3,036270
United States2241:1,618,120108,461
Portugal1981:52,6172,944
Peru1641:193,8069,093
Bolivia1221:87,0203,711
Venezuela601:503,4019,605
France291:2,290,439180,028
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
England241:2,321,58686,519
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Israel111:777,96750,646
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Alencar (8,427) may also be a first name.

Alencar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sobrenome toponímico português, com origem na vila de Alenquer, no distrito de Lisboa. Durante o século 13, foi escrito como 'Alancar' ou 'Alankar'. A etimologia do vocábulo procederia do germânico alan , referência aos alanos, e kerk , 'templo', 'castelo' ou 'fortaleza', ou seja, 'templo ou fortaleza dos alanos'. termo alan (ou Alani , em latim), que designa uma tribo do planalto iraniano que migrou com os germânicos até a Europa Ocidental, pode ter variadas origens. A mais aceita é a de que venha de Aryanam , 'ariano' em iraniano. Os alanos chegaram a Península Ibérica no século 5. Outra teoria propõe uma origem árabe para a nome da cidade. O vocábulo, Caso Neste, Viria de Al-Ain-keir OU El- haquem , 'fonte ABENÇOADA' ou 'governador', e foi USADA Durante a Ocupação Islâmica da península, não Século 8.

Sobrenome português de origem iraniana.

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Alencar is a Germanic surname. It is a junction of Alan, meaning Alanos (a Germanic tribe), and kerk (temple). It can mean 'one that comes from Alenquer', a Portuguese village, district of Lisbon.

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Alencar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alencar is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alencar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,936th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 101,904 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Alencar live; 99 percent live in South America and 99 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 68,706th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 8,427 people.

It is most widespread in Brazil, where it is carried by 70,503 people, or 1 in 3,036. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 18 percent are found, Ceará, where 15 percent are found and Pernambuco, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Brazil Alencar occurs in 42 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Portugal, where 0 percent are found.

Alencar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Alencar last name are 41.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.59% registered with the political party.

The amount Alencar earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 11.43% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,600 per year; in United States they earn 1.53% less than the national average, earning $42,490 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.42% more than the national average, earning $65,788 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Allencar9325/
Alencart937/
Alencare933/
Alenccar931/
Alncar923/
D'Alencar883/
Alenkar8614/
Alemcar867/
Alincar866/
Olencar864/
Alencor863/
Elencar862/
Alenxar861/
Allenkar801/
Ahlenkar801/
Alnjar77605/
Alnqar7723/
Alnkar7720/
Alnsar777/
Alnzar772/
Alencourt754/
Alnjjar71338/
Alnshar71123/
Alinsar7180/
Olenkar717/
Allencourt716/
Alnssar714/
Alnsaar714/
Alincor712/
Halnkar712/
Alinzar711/
Galnkar711/
Alnsarh711/
Halenkár6717/
Halinkar675/
Helenkar674/
Alinssar672/
Alinshar671/
Allinsar671/
Allensharpp671/
Golenkar671/
Gajlnkar671/

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