de Alegría Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
El Salvador
Highest density in:
El Salvador

de Alegría Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

de Alegría Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: de Alegria (57) are calculated separately.

de Alegría Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Alegría occurs most in El Salvador. It may also be found as a variant: de Alegria. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name de Alegría? popularity and diffusion

The surname de Alegría is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of de Alegría reside; 38 percent reside in Central America and 38 percent reside in Hispano-Central America.

The surname de Alegría is most widely held in El Salvador, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 2,114,629. Excluding El Salvador this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 13 percent are found and Argentina, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Alegria9757/
de Alegroa901/
de Legra892/
de Alegar846/
de Alegre846/
Delegra8232/
de Allegri8030/
da Alegria8017/
de Legarra8015/
de Algarra801/
de Alguera801/
Dealegre788/
Dalegria784/
Deolegra781/
de Alegario764/
de Legarrea762/
de Alegorio762/
Delgra75543/
Delegaria7467/
de Alecar7426/
de Legher7412/
de Walker7410/
Dealgarra742/
do Alegre741/
de Legrio741/
de Olegar741/
de Alcara741/
Dalgara71115/
Delegro7127/
Dalegre7118/
Delegar714/
Delegor713/
Telegra712/
Delgray712/
Delegre711/
Delogra711/
Delgria711/
Delagra711/
Dalgrau710/
de Legorio7010/
de Algauer701/
Dallegraye701/
Deleguer67129/
Dallegri67121/
Delecray67104/
de Olegario6782/
Dallegre6741/
Dellegar6735/
D'Alegre6719/
Dhalgara6717/
Dewalker6715/
del Grao6711/
Delegher6711/
Daleigre679/
de La Guera678/
Delagara677/
Daligara674/
Dhalagra673/
Deleguir672/
de Olegorio671/
Tealegre671/
de Ligor671/
Delegori671/
de La Garra671/
Dealcara671/
Dalguera671/
Daligóra671/
Delegare671/
de Laquerra671/
Dealogar670/
de La Gorya670/
Deilegar670/
D Walker670/
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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Alegría
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