Almada Surname
Approximately 65,456 people bear this surname
Almada Surname Definition:
Apocopation of Almadía which comes from Arabic - ferryboat.
In Portugal, Alvaro Vaz de Almada acquired title of Count of Abranches and married with Spanish house of Lara.
Almada Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 28,539 | 1:1,498 | 206 |
| Paraguay | 17,530 | 1:413 | 107 |
| Brazil | 5,207 | 1:41,113 | 1,671 |
| Mexico | 4,983 | 1:24,910 | 1,745 |
| Angola | 2,958 | 1:9,124 | 1,120 |
| Uruguay | 2,070 | 1:1,658 | 207 |
| Portugal | 1,472 | 1:7,078 | 667 |
| United States | 1,367 | 1:265,149 | 24,967 |
| Spain | 388 | 1:120,495 | 9,387 |
| Philippines | 280 | 1:361,565 | 48,101 |
| Cape Verde | 186 | 1:2,848 | 135 |
| Venezuela | 134 | 1:225,404 | 5,824 |
| Tanzania | 47 | 1:1,126,417 | 46,452 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Chile | 26 | 1:677,557 | 15,745 |
| Mozambique | 25 | 1:1,090,463 | 1,880 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Niger | 17 | 1:1,128,942 | 24,295 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Ecuador | 6 | 1:2,650,974 | 26,148 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 1:2,007,030 | 6,490 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Almada (138) may also be a first name.
Almada Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Apocopation of Almadía which comes from Arabic - ferryboat.
In Portugal, Alvaro Vaz de Almada acquired title of Count of Abranches and married with Spanish house of Lara.
Almada Demographics
Average Male Almada Height
172.77 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Almada Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Almada Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Almada (Arabic: المادا, Hindi: अल्मदा) is borne by more people in Argentina than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Almada? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,688th most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 111,335 people. The surname Almada is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Almada live; 82 percent live in South America and 47 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 787,636th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 138 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Argentina, where it is carried by 28,539 people, or 1 in 1,498. In Argentina Almada is most frequent in: Buenos Aires Province, where 37 percent reside, Córdoba Province, where 20 percent reside and Santa Fe Province, where 12 percent reside. Other than Argentina it occurs in 54 countries. It also occurs in Paraguay, where 27 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.
Almada Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Almada has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 15,189 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Almada Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Almada surname are 39.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.68% being registered with the political party.
The amount Almada earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.22% less than the national average, earning $40,032 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.67% less than the national average, earning $45,874 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Almada Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Almada in the Hindi language | ||
| अल्मदा | almada | - |
| Almada in the Arabic language | ||
| المادا | almada | - |
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