Recasens Surname

178,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Recasens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Recasens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1,8941:24,6842,605
Argentina1451:294,78223,564
France1321:503,20270,199
Chile631:279,6278,218
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Andorra111:7,6221,167
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England41:13,929,515290,718
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Malta41:107,5681,849
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

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

Recasens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Recasens is found in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Recaséns. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Recasens? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 178,182nd most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,039,010 people. The surname Recasens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Recasens reside; 80 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 79 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The surname is most common in Spain, where it is carried by 1,894 people, or 1 in 24,684. In Spain it is most frequent in: Catalonia, where 87 percent live, Madrid, where 3 percent live and Balearic Islands, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Spain this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 6 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.

Recasens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Recasens surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

Recasens earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.61% more than the national average, earning $56,788 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Recaséns961/
Recassens9414/
Recazens8833/
Recacens886/
Recasems881/
Requesens71320/
Ricans711/
Requessens672/
Recoins671/
Rekhansh631/
Requeséns591/
Rikans5710/
Rekanje536/
Retkons532/
Riconse532/
Riceins530/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Recasens
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