Algalas Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Algalas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Algalas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger761:252,5277,993
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Algalas (18) may also be a first name.

Algalas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Algalas is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Algalas.

How Common Is The Last Name Algalas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Algalas is the 2,136,387th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Algalas live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Chadic Africa. Algalas is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 18 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Niger, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 252,527. In Niger it is most numerous in: Tahoua Region, where 67 percent reside, Maradi Region, where 21 percent reside and Agadez Region, where 4 percent reside. Beside Niger it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent reside.

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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 Algalas
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