Escalera Surname

16,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,996 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Escalera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Escalera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico13,4091:9,257979
Bolivia6,6761:1,590308
United States5,2381:69,1988,043
Spain2,8271:16,5381,876
Philippines2,8141:35,9775,508
Argentina1,2161:35,1512,937
Puerto Rico8411:4,221313
Peru2501:127,1367,292
Chile1881:93,7053,583
Ecuador1201:132,5496,814
Brazil801:2,675,92980,209
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
France411:1,620,066149,911
Venezuela351:862,97413,724
Belize331:10,7721,358
Guam251:6,405908
England211:2,653,24194,788
Honduras151:587,7633,647
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Panama91:434,6958,518
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Èscalera (1) are calculated separately.

Escalera (26) may also be a first name.

Escalera Last Name Facts

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

The surname Escalera is found in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Èscalera. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Escalera? popularity and diffusion

Escalera is the 16,348th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,365 people. Escalera occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Escalera live; 55 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held forename on earth It is held by 26 people.

The surname Escalera is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is borne by 13,409 people, or 1 in 9,257. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: Guanajuato, where 16 percent reside, Michoacán, where 16 percent reside and Aguascalientes, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Mexico this last name occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in Bolivia, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Escalera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Escalera has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Escalera surname expanded 32,738 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Escalera Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Escalera surname are 40.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.08% registered with the political party.

The amount Escalera earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 19.94% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,520 per year; in Colombia they earn 16.48% more than the national average, earning $26,443,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 16.59% less than the national average, earning $35,989 USD per year.

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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
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