Almada Surname

8,688th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65,456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Paraguay

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina28,5391:1,498206
Paraguay17,5301:413107
Brazil5,2071:41,1131,671
Mexico4,9831:24,9101,745
Angola2,9581:9,1241,120
Uruguay2,0701:1,658207
Portugal1,4721:7,078667
United States1,3671:265,14924,967
Spain3881:120,4959,387
Philippines2801:361,56548,101
Cape Verde1861:2,848135
Venezuela1341:225,4045,824
Tanzania471:1,126,41746,452
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
England321:1,741,18971,393
Chile261:677,55715,745
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
France171:3,907,219231,005
Niger171:1,128,94224,295
India141:54,790,384527,769
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

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.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Almayda921,605/
Almaida921,418/
Almadah92323/
Almadea9262/
Almaeda9217/
Almadas9216/
Almadaz9216/
Almadad929/
Almeada928/
Almadai928/
Galmada924/
Almadaa924/
Halmada923/
Alhmada922/
Almadaj921/
Almaday921/
Almasda921/
Almadat921/
Almaddah86730/
Almaidah86355/
D'Almada8618/
Almadaad864/
Alhmmada864/
Alhmaeda864/
Almaidha863/
Almahada863/
Almaddad862/
Alhmadah862/
Almaidaa861/
Almadass861/
Almadaya861/
Almadhah861/
Almathda861/
Almaydas861/
Halmadad861/
Almeda8314,692/
Almadi834,651/
Almado83640/
Almady83421/
Almoda8386/
Elmada8373/
Almade8340/
Olmada839/
Almêda833/
Almaadead8012/
D'Almaida802/
Almaidass801/
Alhmaydah801/
Almeida771,270,929/
Almahdi7723,330/
Almeyda7713,120/
Almahdy774,041/
Almadhi773,167/
Aalmeda771,371/
Elmadah77803/
Almader77509/
Almahde77463/
Galmadi77112/
Almadou7786/
Almadih7751/
Halmade7731/
Almadid7723/
Alhmadi7722/
Almeady7714/
Almasdi7713/
Almhadi7712/
Almadeh7711/
Almaadi7710/
Almaidi778/
Almajdi778/
Halmadi777/
Almeeda777/
Almadez775/
Alhmady775/
Almadis774/
Almuida774/
Elmaday774/
Almaddo774/
Almadiy773/
Almeade773/
Almetda773/
Almodad773/
Almadio773/
Almodai773/
Almaide772/
Almedda772/
Almeuda772/
Almadoz772/
Almadje772/
Almaude772/
Almadhy772/
Olmeada771/
Golmada771/
Almehda771/
Almouda771/
Allmeda771/
Aslmadi771/
Almeỉda771/
Almhade771/
Almmado771/
Almadey771/
Almados771/
Almahdo771/
Almedah771/
Almadoi771/
Almhady771/
Almohda771/
Almaade771/
Almaded771/
Galmado771/
Alhmaaydah751/
Almahadi716,841/
Elmaddah71809/
Almadouj71199/
Alhmmady71199/
Halmadou7175/
D'Almeda7172/
Aalmeida7155/
Almeidas7148/
Allmeida7134/
Almahady7128/
Almaadid7128/
Almadeed7127/
Almeidaa7126/
Alhmaidi7118/
Almmeida7115/
Alhmmadi7115/
Almadehe7112/
Almahdey7110/
Almaaded719/
Helmaida718/
Elmaidah717/
Almadihe716/
Almeydas714/
Almeidda714/
Almeidad714/
Almeidah713/
Almahade713/
Almahdou713/
Galmeida712/
Almahdiy712/
Almmadou712/
Almadhee712/
Almeader711/
Aslmeida711/
Ealmeida711/
Ailmeida711/
Almeidaë711/
Ahlmadou711/
Almhader711/
Almaddou711/
Almadhhi711/
Almadhie711/
Almahadj711/
Almahdio711/
Almahdis711/
Almasdis711/
Almeetda711/
Al'mahdi711/
Alhmadou711/
Alhmeade711/
Aalmahdi711/
Almadieh711/
Almahddy711/
Almahdei711/
Almajdou711/
Almajhdi711/
Alhmadey711/
Alhmmade711/
Al'meida711/
Aalmahdy711/
Alhmadeh711/
Almeadid711/
Almaadhe711/
Elhmaida711/
D'Almeida6716,916/
Olmeda679,094/
Almádi67527/
Almaadeed67395/
Almedo67272/
Elmeda67146/
Almodi6743/
Almády6715/
Almahaidi676/
Almode675/
Olmado674/
Almoudaai674/
Almoudaha674/
Elmoda674/
Olmade673/
Ahalmadou673/
Almahadis672/
Almodo672/
Almahadou672/
Alhmahadi672/
Almahdood672/
Almeidahe671/
Allmahdie671/
Almodá671/
Almahaadi671/
Almahaddi671/
Almahadje671/
Almahahdi671/
Almahasdi671/
Almahdiss671/
Almahdoud671/
Allmahadi671/
Alhmaideh671/
Aalmahadi671/
D'Almeyda671/
D'Almeïda671/
Almeidazp671/
Almody671/
Halmoudda671/
Almeadeed671/
Almajdoph671/
Almaadhid671/
Olmady670/

Almada Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Almada in the Hindi language
अल्मदाalmada-
Almada in the Arabic language
الماداalmada-

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