Valcárcel Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Valcárcel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valcárcel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1611:290,38517,690
Puerto Rico81:443,7673,219
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malta11:430,2723,380
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Valcarcel (12,500), Valcàrcel (4) & Válcarcel (1) are calculated separately.

Valcárcel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Valcárcel is most common in Spain. It can appear as: Valcarcel, Valcàrcel or Válcarcel. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Valcárcel? popularity and diffusion

Valcárcel is the 1,185,157th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. Valcárcel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Valcárcel reside; 82 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 81 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Spain, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 290,385. In Spain it is most numerous in: Madrid, where 30 percent reside, Catalonia, where 17 percent reside and Galicia, where 15 percent reside. Barring Spain this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Puerto Rico, where 4 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 3 percent reside.

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Footnotes

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