Alencastro Surname

125,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,628 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Alencastro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alencastro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador1,5021:10,5901,698
Brazil1,3841:154,6785,928
Mexico4171:297,6656,736
United States1491:2,432,610149,447
Argentina1411:303,14524,179
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Uruguay141:245,12618,218
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Alencastro (220) may also be a first name.

Alencastro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alencastro is found most frequently in Ecuador. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Alencastro click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alencastro? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 125,468th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,008,695 people. The last name Alencastro occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Alencastro reside; 84 percent reside in South America and 41 percent reside in Andean South America. Alencastro is also the 608,246th most common first name at a global level, held by 220 people.

Alencastro is most frequent in Ecuador, where it is carried by 1,502 people, or 1 in 10,590. In Ecuador it is most common in: Pichincha Province, where 36 percent live, Guayas Province, where 19 percent live and Imbabura Province, where 16 percent live. Excluding Ecuador this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 38 percent live and Mexico, where 11 percent live.

Alencastro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Alencastro are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Alencastro earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.21% less than the national average, earning $43,059 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alencastro
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