The Alba surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 9,872 people carried this name — #3,324 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 27,300 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 773 people named Alba.
111 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 51 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
135 people named Alba live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 65 people named Alba live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
43 people named Alba have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 81 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Alba.
- Alain 151 · U.S. census
- Alamo 2,636 · U.S. census
- Alan 1,372 · U.S. census
- Alaoui 146 · U.S. census
- Alarcon 12,821 · U.S. census
- Alario 370 · U.S. census
- Albaladejo 274 · U.S. census
- Alban 1,881 · U.S. census
- Albanese 6,286 · U.S. census
- Albani 375 · U.S. census
- Albano 5,440 · U.S. census
- Albarez 725 · U.S. census
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