Valcarcel Surname

41,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Valcarcel Surname User-submission:

The Valcarcel surname means 'keeper of the cell'. It was a surname appointed by the king of Spain, when their ancestors were prison keepers.

Valcarcel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain5,5841:8,372998
Peru2,1721:14,6341,877
Colombia1,2461:38,3422,189
United States1,0531:344,21630,957
Cuba5391:21,3781,306
Puerto Rico5111:6,947411
Argentina4371:97,8118,235
Venezuela2451:123,2824,128
Philippines1271:797,15176,551
France1051:632,59782,532
Mexico811:1,532,42216,423
Brazil641:3,344,91195,290
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Chile601:293,6088,514
England311:1,797,35772,927
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Ecuador281:568,06611,415
Uruguay201:171,58814,480
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Sierra Leone91:787,737678
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Panama51:782,45211,059
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

The alternate forms: Valcárcel (200), Valcàrcel (4) & Válcarcel (1) are calculated separately.

Valcarcel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Valcarcel surname means 'keeper of the cell'. It was a surname appointed by the king of Spain, when their ancestors were prison keepers.

- theshadowofthefool

Valcarcel Last Name Facts

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

Valcarcel is held by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Valcárcel, Valcàrcel or Válcarcel. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Valcarcel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Valcarcel is the 41,751st most common surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 583,004 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Valcarcel reside; 45 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 45 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Spain, where it is carried by 5,584 people, or 1 in 8,372. In Spain Valcarcel is primarily concentrated in: Galicia, where 18 percent live, Catalonia, where 14 percent live and Madrid, where 13 percent live. Apart from Spain it is found in 50 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 17 percent live and Colombia, where 10 percent live.

Valcarcel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Valcarcel surname are 42.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.89% registered with the party.

The amount Valcarcel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 16.78% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,637 per year; in South Africa they earn 71.98% more than the national average, earning R 408,696 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.56% more than the national average, earning $27,142,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.06% less than the national average, earning $39,673 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.38% less than the national average, earning $48,006 CAD per year.

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