Álamos Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Álamos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Álamos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

The alternate forms: Alamos (4,710) are calculated separately.

Álamos Last Name Facts

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

Álamos occurs more in Spain more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Alamos. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Álamos? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Álamos reside; 53 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 53 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Spain, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 5,844,004. In Spain Álamos is primarily found in: Madrid, where 38 percent live, Basque Country, where 25 percent live and Catalonia, where 25 percent live. Apart from Spain this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 13 percent live and Chile, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alamos944,710/
Álamo91116/
Olamose776/
Galamos772/
Alamous771/
Algamos771/
Alamo7330,344/
Olamo7357/
Gallamos71439/
Alamoush7118/
Algamoos7113/
Alamoosh714/
Algamous712/
Allamoes711/
Galyamos711/
Alaimo6711,778/
Alamas672,101/
Alamou671,148/
Alhamo67233/
Olamou67210/
Oulgamous67170/
Alamoh67147/
Aliamo67126/
Alemos6764/
Uolamo6762/
Galamo6760/
Alajmo6758/
Alamoa6753/
Alamod6747/
Allamo6745/
Golamgous6743/
Halamo6739/
Olaimo6735/
Aulamo6734/
Gouliamos6733/
Olemos6728/
Holamo6720/
Alamus6716/
Alamoz6712/
Ailamo6712/
Olomos6710/
Algamouss678/
Aalamo678/
Eilamo678/
Oliamo678/
Aslamo677/
Oslamo677/
Olamoa676/
Ahlamo676/
Alaymo676/
Alomos674/
Alamoo674/
Alammo674/
Olaamo673/
Alhamoush673/
Alyamo673/
Golamo672/
Galllamos672/
Alamús672/
Alamot671/
Atlamo671/
Olamas671/
Oilamo671/
Aleamo671/
Alamoi671/
Algamo671/
Eylamo671/
Halamouss671/
Olamgo671/
Olhamo671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Álamos
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