Alzate Surname

7,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78,147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Alzate Surname User-submission:

The Alzate surname means 'alder trees' in Basque. It was originally spelled Haltzak.

Alzate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia67,8791:704143
Philippines4,0711:24,8683,337
United States1,8481:196,13619,339
Spain1,5591:29,9883,053
Venezuela8511:35,4922,034
Mexico6551:189,5065,261
Ecuador5141:30,9453,744
Brazil1441:1,486,62749,780
Canada1191:309,62728,530
France951:699,18788,446
Panama681:57,5332,676
Italy571:1,072,92471,656
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
England311:1,797,35772,927
Uruguay311:110,70210,617
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Chile231:765,93416,989
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Costa Rica161:298,7543,169
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
San Marino11:33,214932
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

The alternate forms: Alzáte (8), Álzate (5) & Alzaté (1) are calculated separately.

Alzate (38) may also be a first name.

Alzate Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Alzate surname means 'alder trees' in Basque. It was originally spelled Haltzak.

- oalzate

Alzate Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alzate is more frequently found in Colombia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Alzáte, Álzate or Alzaté. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alzate? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,261st most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 93,254 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Alzate live; 89 percent live in South America and 88 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 38 people.

The surname Alzate is most commonly used in Colombia, where it is held by 67,879 people, or 1 in 704. In Colombia it is most frequent in: Antioquia Department, where 47 percent are found, Valle del Cauca Department, where 14 percent are found and Caldas Department, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Colombia Alzate occurs in 52 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Alzate Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Alzate last name are 39.16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.39% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Alzate earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 599.37% more than the national average, earning S/. 135,572 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.05% more than the national average, earning $26,800,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.72% less than the national average, earning $41,111 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.22% less than the national average, earning $44,110 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alzáte948/
Álzate945/
Alzaté941/
Galzate923/
Alzater922/
Alzates922/
Altzate921/
Alrzate921/
Halzate920/
Alzat9133/
Alzati83917/
Alziat83154/
Alsate8390/
Alcate8357/
Alzata8320/
Aslzat831/
Alzete831/
Alzaty831/
Alzote831/
Aljate831/
Alzaat831/
Halzat831/
Alzeat831/
Alzait831/
Galzote772,996/
Alcaute7795/
Aljaste7790/
Alziati7772/
Alzatti7724/
Alziaty779/
Alesate773/
Alsatie772/
Alzeite772/
Alzaita771/
Olzaste771/
Allcate771/
Alziaat771/
Alsated771/
Alciate771/
Alsat73558/
Alcat73110/
Aljat7340/
Alzad731/
Alshater71813/
Haljaste71142/
Alcathie7124/
Alchater715/
Alcaitte712/
Alshatee712/
Alshatei711/
Alzayati711/
Alsateeh711/
Alziatti711/
Golzatei711/
Ealsatte711/
Alzayaty711/
Allsater710/
Alzaid674,886/
Alzeid67261/
Alshat67158/
Alsati6733/
Alcaut6724/
Alcote6722/
Galzot6722/
Algiat6712/
Alsatz6711/
Alsaht6710/
Alcait677/
Alsaty676/
Alshather676/
Alsath676/
Alezot675/
Alzhot674/
Alshatter674/
Alsahwete674/
Elzaty674/
Aslzad673/
Alsatt673/
Aljeat672/
Galsat672/
Alsait672/
Alsete671/
Alsaat671/
Halzad671/
Alzayd671/
Alsast671/
Alsayt671/
Alsiat671/
Aljaat671/
Aljatt671/
Alcite671/
Alcata671/
Alzaad671/
Alzead671/
Alziad671/
Alsa'atee671/
Alshaatee671/
Alsata671/
Alcatt670/

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