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    The surname Allende

    A Spanish surname, carried by 1,760 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /əˈjɛndeɪ/ 3 syllables Soundex A453

    Allende: #16,362 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Allende #16,362, 1,760 people Allende: #16,362 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Allende #16,362, 1,760 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Allende is more common than 89.9% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Allende.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,760 people named Allende in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 175,424 Americans. That is up 40% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,256.

    #16,362
    rank among US surnames
    1,760
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +40.1%
    change since 2000 (was #19,813)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #16,359Hooley1,761175,324
    #16,362Bachand1,760175,424
    #16,370Yutzy1,759175,523

    Who is named Allende

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    92% of people named Allende identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.8% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92%
    • White (not Hispanic) 5.8%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Allendes

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Salvador Allende
      28th president of Chile (1908–1973)
    • Tadeo Allende
      Argentine footballer, born 1999

    Notable Allendes come mostly from Chile (1) and Argentina (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Allende

    Allende has the Soundex code A453, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A453.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Allende come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Allende.
    How common is the surname Allende?
    1,760 people in the United States had the surname Allende in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 175,424 Americans. It ranked 16,362nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Allende?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Allende identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.8% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Allende?
    Salvador Allende, 28th president of Chile (1908–1973), followed by Tadeo Allende.
    Where is the surname Allende most common?
    Wikidata records people named Allende in Chile and Argentina.
    How do you pronounce Allende?
    Allende is /əˈjɛndeɪ/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Allende getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,256 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,760 in 2010, up 40%.