Alequín Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Puerto Rico
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Alequín Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alequín Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Alequin (608) are calculated separately.

Alequín Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alequín is more commonly found in Puerto Rico than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Alequin. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alequín? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Alequín are found; 83 percent are found in Caribbean and 83 percent are found in Hispano-Caribbean.

It is most frequent in Puerto Rico, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 710,028. In Puerto Rico Alequín is most common in: Mayagüez, where 80 percent live and Lajas, where 20 percent live. Besides Puerto Rico this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alequin95608/
Aliquín861/
Alequen861/
Allequin805/
Alequint801/
Aloquin71821/
Elequin71310/
Alaquin71218/
Aleguin71164/
Aleguen7146/
Aliquin7113/
Aloquen718/
Elequen713/
Alleguen6720/
Aleeqeen679/
Helequin672/
Aliaquen671/
Alaqn671/
Elequeen671/
Alloquin671/
Alleguin671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Alequín
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