Alonso Surname
Approximately 562,319 people bear this surname
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).
Read More About This SurnameAlonso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 206,797 | 1:226 | 19 |
| Mexico | 149,232 | 1:832 | 137 |
| Cuba | 47,551 | 1:242 | 37 |
| Argentina | 40,271 | 1:1,061 | 147 |
| United States | 25,765 | 1:14,068 | 1,753 |
| Brazil | 19,875 | 1:10,771 | 613 |
| Colombia | 14,398 | 1:3,318 | 571 |
| Paraguay | 9,831 | 1:736 | 184 |
| France | 7,346 | 1:9,042 | 820 |
| Uruguay | 6,285 | 1:546 | 62 |
| Panama | 3,433 | 1:1,140 | 200 |
| Venezuela | 3,113 | 1:9,703 | 928 |
| Chile | 2,810 | 1:6,269 | 704 |
| Dominican Republic | 2,758 | 1:3,783 | 435 |
| Nicaragua | 2,369 | 1:2,542 | 374 |
| Ecuador | 2,342 | 1:6,792 | 1,111 |
| Peru | 2,284 | 1:13,916 | 1,818 |
| Guatemala | 2,149 | 1:7,484 | 921 |
| Philippines | 1,837 | 1:55,111 | 9,189 |
| El Salvador | 1,540 | 1:4,119 | 465 |
| Puerto Rico | 1,433 | 1:2,477 | 227 |
| Honduras | 1,320 | 1:6,679 | 546 |
| Portugal | 991 | 1:10,513 | 898 |
| England | 687 | 1:81,103 | 8,999 |
| Morocco | 613 | 1:56,242 | 9,319 |
| Algeria | 581 | 1:66,491 | 10,885 |
| Germany | 504 | 1:159,733 | 19,010 |
| Belgium | 475 | 1:24,203 | 3,819 |
| Saudi Arabia | 437 | 1:70,608 | 10,708 |
| Canada | 393 | 1:93,755 | 10,242 |
| Switzerland | 384 | 1:21,388 | 3,413 |
| Costa Rica | 359 | 1:13,315 | 580 |
| Australia | 333 | 1:81,068 | 9,424 |
| Andorra | 248 | 1:338 | 46 |
| Netherlands | 222 | 1:76,068 | 12,873 |
| Russia | 203 | 1:709,966 | 60,177 |
| Thailand | 120 | 1:588,653 | 100,315 |
| Ireland | 86 | 1:54,755 | 3,820 |
| Italy | 80 | 1:764,459 | 62,244 |
| Singapore | 64 | 1:86,058 | 3,478 |
| Indonesia | 57 | 1:2,320,161 | 139,963 |
| Sweden | 54 | 1:182,347 | 12,605 |
| Austria | 39 | 1:218,344 | 26,757 |
| Denmark | 32 | 1:176,397 | 14,920 |
| Scotland | 32 | 1:167,307 | 9,494 |
| China | 29 | 1:47,149,020 | 2,555 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| New Zealand | 23 | 1:196,884 | 20,367 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Ukraine | 18 | 1:2,529,039 | 160,188 |
| Angola | 17 | 1:1,587,601 | 3,819 |
| Kazakhstan | 17 | 1:1,040,147 | 60,802 |
| Belize | 15 | 1:23,698 | 1,879 |
| Czechia | 15 | 1:708,898 | 64,682 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Finland | 13 | 1:422,823 | 27,659 |
| Egypt | 12 | 1:7,661,313 | 48,120 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Japan | 10 | 1:12,784,429 | 45,945 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 1:87,232 | 13,677 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Ghana | 5 | 1:5,404,138 | 15,377 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 1:116,108 | 6,306 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Oman | 3 | 1:1,229,324 | 8,987 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Sudan | 2 | 1:18,755,098 | 14,167 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
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.
Alonso Demographics
Alonso Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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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
Alonso Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alonso in the Marathi language | ||
| फ़ोन्सो | fonso | - |
| Alonso in the Russian language | ||
| Алонсо | alonso | - |
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Alonso Reference & Research
Alonzo DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Alonzo FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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