Alkantara Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Suriname
Highest density in:
Suriname

Alkantara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alkantara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
Greece161:692,48777,522
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Alkantara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alkantara (Russian: Алькантара) is found most frequently in Suriname. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alkantara? popularity and diffusion

Alkantara is the 1,701,480th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 36 percent of Alkantara reside; 30 percent reside in South America and 28 percent reside in Gallo-Germanic South America.

The surname is most widely held in Suriname, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 17,269. Outside of Suriname this surname is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 17 percent reside and Greece, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Alkantara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alkantara in the Russian language
Алькантараalkantara-

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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 Alkantara
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