Almeda Surname

35,918th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Almeda Surname User-submission:

Of Spanish and Portuguese local origin, coming from Arabic word for plateau, "Al maida". Very popular in Puerto Rico.

Almeda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5,1081:19,8202,429
India2,8571:268,48615,369
Mexico1,5291:81,1813,387
United States1,3891:260,95024,633
Spain8351:55,9905,165
Sri Lanka6581:31,6243,961
Argentina4881:87,5897,382
Brazil3891:550,32020,605
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Haiti2351:45,4632,833
Uruguay2041:16,8221,888
Venezuela1151:262,6446,385
France821:810,03397,301
Canada761:484,81041,569
Guatemala621:259,3984,221
Paraguay541:134,0142,871
Peru521:611,23315,440
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Singapore211:262,27211,611
England201:2,785,90397,972
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Colombia151:3,184,93814,936
Gibraltar131:2,612585
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Micronesia41:26,561731
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
China21:683,660,78330,601
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

The alternate forms: Almêda (3) & Alméda (1) are calculated separately.

Almeda (3,944) may also be a first name.

Almeda Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Of Spanish and Portuguese local origin, coming from Arabic word for plateau, "Al maida". Very popular in Puerto Rico.

- theboricua126

Almeda, Almer and Almera, in Catalonia, come from the Catalan word, olmeda, meaning 'elm tree grove'.

- a1956

Almeda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Almeda (Georgian: ალმედა, Hindi: अलमेडा, Marathi: मेडा, Russian: Альмеда) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Almêda or Alméda. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Almeda? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 35,918th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 496,021 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 61 percent of Almeda reside; 35 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 34 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 111,408th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 3,944 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is held by 5,108 people, or 1 in 19,820. In The Philippines Almeda is mostly found in: Calabarzon, where 33 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 17 percent reside and Caraga, where 11 percent reside. Not including The Philippines Almeda is found in 66 countries. It also occurs in India, where 19 percent reside and Mexico, where 10 percent reside.

Almeda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Almeda has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Almeda last name expanded 2,395 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Almeda Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Almeda last name are 44.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.42% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Almeda earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 18.77% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,746 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.98% less than the national average, earning $19,756,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.18% less than the national average, earning $40,913 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.28% less than the national average, earning $40,102 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Almêda943/
Alméda941/
Almeida921,270,929/
Almeyda9213,120/
Aalmeda921,371/
Almieda92160/
Almedat9254/
Almaeda9217/
Almejda9211/
Almeada928/
Almeeda927/
Galmeda925/
Almedas925/
Almetda923/
Almedda922/
Almedha922/
Almeuda922/
Almehda921/
Allmeda921/
Almeỉda921/
Almedad921/
Almedah921/
Almedaz921/
Almedea920/
D'Almeda8672/
Aalmeida8655/
Almeidas8648/
Allmeida8634/
Almeidaa8626/
Almmeida8615/
Almeydas864/
Almeidda864/
Almeidad864/
Alhmaeda864/
Almeidea863/
Almeidah863/
Galmeida862/
Aslmeida861/
Ealmeida861/
Ailmeida861/
Almeidaë861/
Almeetda861/
Almeedad861/
Alhmedat861/
Al'meida861/
Almada8365,456/
Olmeda839,094/
Almida83381/
Almedo83272/
Elmeda83146/
Almoda8386/
Almyda8351/
Almede8316/
Almedi837/
D'Almeida8016,916/
D'Almieda804/
Almeidahe801/
D'Almeyda801/
D'Almeïda801/
Almeidazp801/
Almayda771,605/
Almaida771,418/
Almadah77323/
Almeder77152/
Almehdi77110/
Almadea7762/
Almeido7754/
Elmedah7733/
Olmeyda7721/
Almidah7719/
Almeide7717/
Almeady7714/
Halmida7711/
Olmeida7711/
Elmeida7711/
Alhmedi7710/
Almhede779/
Almadai778/
Almeidi777/
Almadaa774/
Olmedas774/
Almuida774/
Almidad774/
Almeade773/
Halmada773/
Almodai773/
Aalmida772/
Olmeeda772/
Alméida772/
Alhmada772/
Holmeda772/
Almoedo771/
Ollmeda771/
Olmeada771/
Almediy771/
Almodea771/
Helmeda771/
Almidai771/
Almihda771/
Almadaj771/
Almaday771/
Almejdi771/
Almedos771/
Almedej771/
Alhmedy771/
Almohda771/
D'Allmeida751/
D'Almeidas751/
Almaddah71730/
Almaidah71355/
Elmeddah71167/
D'Almada7118/
Allmeder7110/
Almeides715/
Alhmmada714/
Almedeij714/
Almedeth714/
Almaidha713/
Almahada713/
Elmeidah712/
Alhmeidi712/
D'Almida712/
Alhmadah712/
Alhmeedi712/
Elmeydah711/
Almeader711/
Almaidaa711/
Almadhah711/
Almathda711/
Almaydas711/
Alhmeade711/
Alhmeedy711/
Alhmidat711/
Almeadid711/
Olmedo67113,220/
Almado67640/
Elmedo67185/
Elmida67125/
Olmida6777/
Elmada6773/
Almido6727/
Almidi6726/
Almide6715/
Olmada679/
Olmedi677/
Olmede674/
Elmoda674/
Almedhesh674/
D'Almaida672/
Almodo672/
Elmeiddah671/
Almodá671/
Almaidass671/
D'Almeide671/
D'alméida671/
Alhmaydah671/
Almeadeed671/
Almidy671/

Almeda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Almeda in the Georgian language
ალმედაalmeda-
Almeda in the Marathi language
मेडाmeda57.02
अलमेडाalameda32.68
आलमेडाalameda7.67
अलमेदाalameda0.42
ऍलमेडाelameda0.24
मेडााचmedaaca0.06
अलमीडाalamida0.06
मेिडयाmeidaya0.06
आन्मेडाanmeda0.06
दालमेदdalameda0.06
मेडाािmedaai0.06
मेडाासmedaasa0.06
अलमेजalameja0.06
़अलमेडाalameda0.06
Almeda in the Hindi language
अलमेडाalameda40
आल्मेडाalmeda20
आल्मेड़ाalmera20
अल्मेडाalmeda20
Almeda in the Russian language
Альмедаalmeda-

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