Alonso Surname

948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 562,319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Alonso Surname Definition:

Descendant of Alonso, a Spanish form of Alphonso (noble, ready).

Name of a type of wheat. Hence someone who lives in a region with this product.

One of more prominent patronymics found throughout Spain. Means "Alfonso" (see).

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Alonso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain206,7971:22619
Mexico149,2321:832137
Cuba47,5511:24237
Argentina40,2711:1,061147
United States25,7651:14,0681,753
Brazil19,8751:10,771613
Colombia14,3981:3,318571
Paraguay9,8311:736184
France7,3461:9,042820
Uruguay6,2851:54662
Panama3,4331:1,140200
Venezuela3,1131:9,703928
Chile2,8101:6,269704
Dominican Republic2,7581:3,783435
Nicaragua2,3691:2,542374
Ecuador2,3421:6,7921,111
Peru2,2841:13,9161,818
Guatemala2,1491:7,484921
Philippines1,8371:55,1119,189
El Salvador1,5401:4,119465
Puerto Rico1,4331:2,477227
Honduras1,3201:6,679546
Portugal9911:10,513898
England6871:81,1038,999
Morocco6131:56,2429,319
Algeria5811:66,49110,885
Germany5041:159,73319,010
Belgium4751:24,2033,819
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Canada3931:93,75510,242
Switzerland3841:21,3883,413
Costa Rica3591:13,315580
Australia3331:81,0689,424
Andorra2481:33846
Netherlands2221:76,06812,873
Russia2031:709,96660,177
Thailand1201:588,653100,315
Ireland861:54,7553,820
Italy801:764,45962,244
Singapore641:86,0583,478
Indonesia571:2,320,161139,963
Sweden541:182,34712,605
Austria391:218,34426,757
Denmark321:176,39714,920
Scotland321:167,3079,494
China291:47,149,0202,555
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
India261:29,502,515369,827
Qatar251:94,32010,875
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Norway201:257,11427,149
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Malta181:23,9041,289
Ukraine181:2,529,039160,188
Angola171:1,587,6013,819
Kazakhstan171:1,040,14760,802
Belize151:23,6981,879
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Finland131:422,82327,659
Egypt121:7,661,31348,120
Israel101:855,76354,181
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Guam81:20,0153,029
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Ghana51:5,404,13815,377
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Luxembourg51:116,1086,306
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Wales51:618,90625,852
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Macau21:300,8151,009
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Sudan21:18,755,09814,167
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Alonso (129,599) may also be a first name.

Alonso Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Descendant of Alonso, a Spanish form of Alphonso (noble, ready).

Name of a type of wheat. Hence someone who lives in a region with this product.

One of more prominent patronymics found throughout Spain. Means "Alfonso" (see). Other variants of name are Aloyto, Alfonse, and Alfonsin. Often combines with estate of place names. Nickname is Poncho.

Most ancient home from valley of Valdivieso in Burgos. Founded by Desiderio, nephew of Gothic King Wamba in 672. Alonso of Burgos later went to Santander.

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

Alonso Last Name Facts

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

Alonso (Marathi: फ़ोन्सो, Russian: Алонсо) is more frequently found in Spain than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alonso? popularity and diffusion

Alonso is the 948th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,960 people. Alonso occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Alonso reside; 37 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 37 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Alonso is also the 8,055th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 129,599 people.

It is most commonly held in Spain, where it is borne by 206,797 people, or 1 in 226. In Spain Alonso is mostly found in: Madrid, where 18 percent are found, Castile and León, where 16 percent are found and Galicia, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Spain it occurs in 141 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 27 percent are found and Cuba, where 8 percent are found.

Alonso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Alonso has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Alonso surname grew 171,767 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 68,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 8,600 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Alonso Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Alonso surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (76%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Alonso last name are 39.92% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.15% registered with the party.

The amount Alonso earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 7.77% more than the national average, earning €32,362 per year; in Norway they earn 14.36% less than the national average, earning 296,392 kr per year; in Peru they earn 41.73% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,475 per year; in South Africa they earn 16.75% more than the national average, earning R 277,452 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.97% more than the national average, earning $27,009,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.74% less than the national average, earning $38,946 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.3% more than the national average, earning $51,820 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Allonso92166/
Alionso9297/
Alonsio9239/
Alonsso9211/
Alosnso928/
Alonsoo926/
Aloonso925/
Aslonso924/
Alonszo923/
Ahlonso923/
Halonso922/
Alonnso922/
Alonsoy921/
Alonsou921/
Alyonso921/
Alonsos921/
Aloinso921/
Alonsop920/
Ahlonsou864,965/
Alhonsuo8620/
Aylonsou8612/
D'Alonso8612/
Gallonso863/
Alounsou861/
Alonzo83147,750/
Alonco83894/
Alanso83111/
Alonsa8330/
Alonço8321/
Olonso8317/
Alomso8315/
Alonjo837/
Alonxo832/
Alunso832/
Elonso831/
Ahlonssou80191/
Ahlounsou803/
Ahlonnsou801/
Alotensio801/
Elyonso7740/
Allanso7737/
Allonzo7718/
Alianso7715/
Alondjo777/
Allonco775/
Alongio775/
Galonzo775/
Algonzo774/
Alonzio774/
Ailanso773/
Aloenzo772/
Alonzos772/
Alaanso772/
Alounsa772/
Alionzo772/
Alonnzo772/
Alonzzo771/
Aslonzo771/
Galanso771/
Alionço771/
Alonsia771/
Alonzoa771/
Alonzod771/
D'Alonzo713,277/
Aslansoy71349/
Atlansoy7112/
Aloundjo715/
Galansou712/
Ohlonsou711/
Alonsahe711/
Allongio711/
Alhounsa711/
Olounsou711/
Ahlomsou711/
Alonza67111/
Olanso6747/
Alansa6731/
Olonzo6718/
Elonzo678/
Alomzo675/
Olotensio674/
Alamso674/
Olonjo673/
Alonja671/
Àlonzo671/
Alonzó671/
Aloysinsa671/
Elanso671/
Alloundjo671/
D'Alonzio671/
Alonca671/

Alonso Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alonso in the Marathi language
फ़ोन्सोfonso-
Alonso in the Russian language
Алонсоalonso-

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Alonso Reference & Research

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