Alía Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Alía Surname User-submission:

(Italian, Sicily and Calabria) Variant of Elia.

(Spanish) Habitational name from Alía in the Cáceres province Extremadura.

Alía Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain391:1,198,77041,125
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Aliâ (18) & Alià (1) are calculated separately.

Alía Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Italian, Sicily and Calabria) Variant of Elia.

(Spanish) Habitational name from Alía in the Cáceres province Extremadura.

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Alía Last Name Facts

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

Alía has its highest incidence in Spain. It may be rendered as: Aliâ or Alià. For other potential spellings of Alía click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alía? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,055,934th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Alía reside; 95 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 95 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Spain, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 1,198,770. In Spain it is mostly concentrated in: Madrid, where 67 percent reside, Castilla-La Mancha, where 15 percent reside and Catalonia, where 8 percent reside. Not including Spain it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 2 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alías8971/
Allía891/
Aliâ8318/
Alià831/
D'alía802/
Alea754,341/
Alja75251/
Alija6710,456/
Aliah676,156/
Aljas673,231/
Alhea671,222/
Alyea671,047/
Aliha67531/
Alhya67342/
Aleha67275/
Algea67118/
Algia6790/
Allja6777/
Ahlia6759/
Aljad6753/
Halja6744/
Aljat6740/
Galja6734/
Olías6728/
Aleau6725/
Aleah6723/
Aalja6723/
Halea6722/
Aliea6722/
Aalea6719/
Alhja6715/
Alhia6712/
Allea6712/
Aljaz6711/
Aleoa6711/
Alaae679/
Aljia678/
Aleaj678/
Aleae677/
Aleay676/
Aleai676/
Țalea675/
Ailja675/
Aljah675/
Aleao674/
Ailea674/
Aulea674/
Aljai673/
Aljay673/
Aleaa672/
Aljea672/
Aljha672/
Alíes672/
Aljap671/
Allío671/
Ale'a671/
Ahlea671/
Ahlja671/
Aljaa671/
Golía671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alía
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