Alencon Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Alencon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alencon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France551:1,207,686126,065
India91:85,229,487684,495
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Alençon (14) are calculated separately.

Alencon (28) may also be a first name.

Alencon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alencon is most common in France. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Alençon. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alencon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,185,341st most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Alencon are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 28 people.

The last name is most frequent in France, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,207,686. In France it is most prevalent in: Brittany, where 36 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 33 percent are found and Normandy, where 27 percent are found. Barring France this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 12 percent are found and Belgium, where 5 percent are found.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alencon
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