Escalante Surname

2,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252,562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Belize

Escalante Surname Definition:

Found in Castile. Name of village near Santander. Derived from Spanish "escala," latin "scala," meaning a ladder used in early warfare for scaling or storming a place.

This word is a variation of "escalada" which comes from the Basque "escala" and means place of the maple trees.

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Escalante Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico72,1451:1,721252
Argentina27,7191:1,542213
Venezuela20,3421:1,485273
Peru19,5141:1,629270
United States17,1891:21,0872,660
Guatemala15,5771:1,032173
Philippines12,8371:7,886718
Colombia11,3921:4,194660
Bolivia11,2791:941195
El Salvador9,7361:652131
Honduras9,0471:975210
Spain5,2541:8,8981,055
Ecuador4,9431:3,218551
Nicaragua3,0951:1,945326
Dominican Republic2,3731:4,397482
Chile1,7231:10,224890
Costa Rica1,5881:3,010319
Paraguay1,4301:5,061419
Cuba1,2871:8,953816
Brazil8591:249,2139,587
Panama7581:5,161584
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
Belize6751:527103
Canada2251:163,75816,499
Uruguay2221:15,4581,749
France1481:448,80264,499
Belgium571:201,69626,362
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Australia431:627,80744,139
Italy411:1,491,62780,856
England341:1,638,76668,634
Puerto Rico291:122,4191,744
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Trinidad and Tobago191:71,7885,445
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Guam161:10,0081,526
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Norway141:367,30634,015
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Qatar61:393,00055,922
China61:227,886,92811,701
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

The alternate forms: Escálante (1) & Éscalante (1) are calculated separately.

Escalante (135) may also be a first name.

Escalante Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found in Castile. Name of village near Santander. Derived from Spanish "escala," latin "scala," meaning a ladder used in early warfare for scaling or storming a place.

This word is a variation of "escalada" which comes from the Basque "escala" and means place of the maple trees. It could also be a variation of the words "escalón" and "escalera" which refer to stairway.

Castilian name from mountains of Santander and derived from Ceballos.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

A Spanish surname, which comes from the Latin, scala, which can refer to 'escalador' (person who climbs).

- gelucho

Escalante Last Name Facts

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

Escalante (Arabic: اسكالانت) is more frequently found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Escálante or Éscalante. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Escalante? popularity and diffusion

The surname Escalante is the 2,173rd most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 28,854 people. The last name Escalante is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Escalante live; 39 percent live in South America and 29 percent live in Hispano-North America. Escalante is also the 797,647th most frequently used forename worldwide It is held by 135 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is held by 72,145 people, or 1 in 1,721. In Mexico Escalante is primarily concentrated in: Sonora, where 10 percent live, Yucatán, where 8 percent live and Chiapas, where 8 percent live. Not including Mexico it is found in 79 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 11 percent live and Venezuela, where 8 percent live.

Escalante Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Escalante has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 66,112 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Escalante Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Escalante last name are 41.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Escalante earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 35.9% less than the national average, earning 221,820 kr per year; in Peru they earn 7.13% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,768 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.47% less than the national average, earning $19,643,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.11% less than the national average, earning $36,628 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17% less than the national average, earning $41,238 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Escalante Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Escalante in the Arabic language
اسكالانتaskalant-

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Escalante Reference & Research

Escalante on Wikipedia - Brief information about the surname Escalante, and a list of places and famous individuals with the surname Escalante.

Escalante Heraldry - Webpage about hispanic heraldry and genealogy. By introducing the word "Escalante" in the white rectangle next to "Apellidos:", you can see the coat of arms of the Escalante lineage.

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