Recalde Surname

11,990th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,812 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Paraguay
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Recalde Surname Definition:

Ancient surname found in Vizcaya. Derived from latin "recapitare" meaning a relapse or recapture according to some researchers. To others, derives from Basque "erreka" equivalent to Spanish word "arroyo," plus "aldo" - a region, side, or margin marked by gully or small stream, or boundary so marked.

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Recalde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Paraguay21,5311:33678
Argentina8,1661:5,234577
Ecuador7,6981:2,066358
Colombia2,0161:23,6971,689
Philippines1,7921:56,4959,478
Spain1,6951:27,5822,853
Brazil1,1361:188,4467,263
Uruguay8551:4,014469
United States8101:447,48038,385
Peru6331:50,2124,258
France1871:355,20253,191
Chile411:429,67011,433
Venezuela361:839,00213,477
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Panama201:195,6135,661
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Guatemala101:1,608,2675,853
Austria101:851,54467,454
Nicaragua71:860,1564,655
England61:9,286,343223,652
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Récalde (6) are calculated separately.

Recalde (17) may also be a first name.

Recalde Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ancient surname found in Vizcaya. Derived from latin "recapitare" meaning a relapse or recapture according to some researchers. To others, derives from Basque "erreka" equivalent to Spanish word "arroyo," plus "aldo" - a region, side, or margin marked by gully or small stream, or boundary so marked.

Basque name from Bilbao (Vizcaya). One branch in Peru.

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

User-submitted Reference

Recalde, Rekalde, or Errekalde is a Basque surname, which derives from two Basque words erreka, which means 'stream', but the common meaning in Basque is 'estuary', and alde, which means 'side'. So the surname means 'next to the river'.

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Recalde Last Name Facts

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

The last name Recalde occurs more in Paraguay more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Récalde. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Recalde? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,990th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 155,677 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Recalde are found; 90 percent are found in South America and 46 percent are found in Paraguayan South America. Recalde is also the 2,694,839th most common first name worldwide It is held by 17 people.

Recalde is most common in Paraguay, where it is carried by 21,531 people, or 1 in 336. In Paraguay it is most frequent in: Central Department, where 28 percent are found, Asunción, where 13 percent are found and Alto Paraná Department, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Paraguay Recalde exists in 51 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 17 percent are found and Ecuador, where 16 percent are found.

Recalde Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Recalde surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Recalde earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 10.52% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,345 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.56% less than the national average, earning $19,623,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.99% more than the national average, earning $46,164 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.52% less than the national average, earning $46,442 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Récalde956/
Recaldes93169/
Recaldez9349/
Rescalde9343/
Recaldie931/
Recaldee931/
Reicalde931/
Ricalde869,259/
Rejalde86271/
Rekalde86267/
Recaldi8658/
Rezalde869/
Recolde865/
Racalde864/
Resalde863/
Recalda861/
Ricaldez802,154/
Ricaldes801,168/
Riscalde8014/
Resaldes8010/
Rezaldez809/
Requalde802/
Recalday802/
Rickalde801/
Ricalder801/
Ricaldi716,474/
Rizalde71841/
Ricaldy71304/
Rezaldi71281/
Risalde71138/
Rezaldy7153/
Resaldi7135/
Reckholder7127/
Rezalda7110/
Ricalda717/
Racaldi711/
Rikalde711/
Rejolde711/
Ricalday67747/
Reyzaldy67122/
Reyzaldi6729/
Reizaldi6710/
Risaldes679/
Rezaldhi679/
Rizaldie677/
Ricaldai675/
Ricaldis673/
Riscaldi672/
Riezaldy671/
Rizaldes671/
Riccaldi671/
Rickaldy670/

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