Arcalá Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Arcalá Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arcalá Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Arcala (4,412) are calculated separately.

Arcalá Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arcalá occurs in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Arcala. Click here for other possible spellings of Arcalá.

How Common Is The Last Name Arcalá? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Arcalá are found; 60 percent are found in South America and 40 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname is most widely held in Argentina, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 21,371,707. Barring Argentina it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 40 percent reside and Brazil, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arcala944,412/
Arcali8315/
Arcalas771,187/
Arcales77818/
Arcalle77361/
Arcallo77183/
Arcalis77118/
Arcalaz7755/
Arcalla7722/
Arcalio7712/
Arcalís779/
Garcali777/
Archala774/
Arcaler773/
Archale772/
Arciala772/
Garcala772/
Arcaula772/
Harcala771/
Arcalli771/
Arcally771/
Arcalos771/
Arcalyo771/
Harchali71206/
Harchala7164/
Garchali7111/
Arcalles713/
Archalas712/
Arcallas711/
Archalia711/
Archalad711/
Airecali711/
Garcallo711/
Harcales711/
Archalle711/
Arcailla711/
Garciala711/
Ardchala711/
Arsala673,493/
Arkala671,534/
Arjala671,361/
Arkali671,058/
Arzali67152/
Arzala67126/
Arcole6764/
Arcoly6744/
Archalous6732/
Arcola6722/
Orcali6714/
Arcolo6714/
Arsalo6713/
Arqali679/
Orcale676/
Archalaus675/
Arkale674/
Arcoli672/
Arjalo672/
Arcolà672/
Arqala671/
Harchalou671/
Arzale671/
Harciales671/
Garcgallo671/
Ercala671/
Arkalı670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Arcalá
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis