Alqa Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Alqa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alqa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan191:1,692,27313,110
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Alqa (143) may also be a first name.

Alqa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alqa is more frequently found in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alqa? popularity and diffusion

Alqa is the 3,543,123rd most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Alqa reside; 87 percent reside in South Asia and 84 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 772,378th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 143 people.

The last name is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 1,692,273. In Afghanistan Alqa is most common in: Kabul, where 47 percent live, Paktia, where 16 percent live and Jowzjan, where 5 percent live. Other than Afghanistan this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 16 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alqqa89244/
Alqai89139/
Alqua8967/
Alqas8945/
Allqa8913/
Alqah8913/
Alqad897/
Halqa892/
Alqat891/
Alqaa891/
Alquaz8056/
Alquqa8015/
Alqash8014/
Alqass809/
Alquas809/
Alquaa808/
Alqaih804/
Alquad804/
Alquha803/
Alqays802/
Alqaud802/
Alqahs802/
Alquay801/
Halqat801/
Alqaas801/
Alqaid801/
Alquah801/
Alqais801/
Alqayd801/
Alqhai801/
Alqadh801/
Alqaht801/
Alqatt801/
Atlqah801/
Alka7513,831/
Alca753,488/
Alqo753/
Olqa751/
Alquaid73400/
Alquait73206/
Alquaiz73199/
Alqaisj7316/
Alqhait7311/
Alquatt732/
Galquea731/
Alqahas731/
Halqaha731/
Alquash731/
Alkaç673,776/
Halka673,331/
Galka673,284/
Alcca671,812/
Allca671,693/
Alcas671,351/
Alqoh67616/
Alqot67525/
Galca67482/
Allka67463/
Alcay67445/
Alcaz67433/
Alkay67194/
Alcea67181/
Alkaa67140/
Alkah67115/
Alcat67110/
Alkai6766/
Halca6761/
Alcoa6755/
Alqoz6741/
Alkha6729/
Alcaa6721/
Alcai6720/
Alkau6719/
Alkka6716/
Ealka6714/
Ailka679/
Alcad678/
Alkaj676/
Alkoa676/
Alcap675/
Aelka675/
Alcga674/
Elqaj674/
Aslka673/
Aalka672/
Aulka671/
Aitlqaid671/
Algka671/
Alquhais671/
Âalka671/
Ľalka671/
Ahlka671/
Alquà671/
Alqqo671/
Alcau671/
Alquhaiz671/
Alkea670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alqa
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