Alg Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Alg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan511:459,7013,496
England261:2,143,00282,017
India81:95,883,173728,828
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

The alternate forms: Älg (1) are calculated separately.

Alg (60) may also be a first name.

Alg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alg (Hindi: अल्ग, Marathi: अलग, Russian: Алг) is more frequently found in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Älg. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,795,579th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. The surname Alg occurs mostly in Asia, where 64 percent of Alg are found; 49 percent are found in East Asia and 49 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 60 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Taiwan, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 459,701. In Taiwan Alg is most prevalent in: New Taipei City, where 96 percent are found and Taoyuan City, where 4 percent are found. Beside Taiwan it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Älg891/
Algh86402/
Galg8650/
Halg8614/
Algå867/
Algt864/
Alhg864/
Algc863/
Algs862/
Ealg862/
Algq861/
Algz861/
Alcg861/
Algg861/
Al'g861/
Allg861/
Ahlg861/
Algue75158/
Haelg7569/
Halgh757/
Gallg752/
Alhhg751/
Algqs751/
Hallg751/
Gaulg751/
Hailg751/
Elg672,424/
Alq671,426/
Alx671,075/
Alk671,027/
Halgue67386/
Olg6794/
Alc6783/
Algova679/
Gallgg673/
Algowa672/
Ailegh671/
Alqugs671/
Haslhg671/
Hatleg671/

Alg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alg in the Hindi language
अल्गalga-
Alg in the Marathi language
अलगalaga-
Alg in the Russian language
Алгalg-

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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 Alg
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