Family name Escalera (Escalera 
, Escaleira 
) , around the world, is a common cognomen. The surname Escalera is habitual in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Bolivia, where it is quite a common surname, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Mexico, Bolivia, and the United States. Very seldom, Escalera is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Escalera | Philippines, Mexico, United States, Spain, Bolivia |
| Escaleira | Brazil, Portugal, United States, Canada, Spain |
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josé nicolás de escalera Hispano-Cuban painter (1734-1804), CU (b. 1734) |
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evaristo escalera (1833-1896), ES (b. 1833) |
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mercedes de la escalera ES (b. 1856) |
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| manuel de pineda de las infantas y escalera ES (b. 1812) |
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| pío escalera Spanish painter, ES (b. 1857) |
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| francisco de la escalera Spanish journalist, ES (b. 1873) |
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nino escalera Puerto Rican baseball player, US (b. 1929) |
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| isabel hubard escalera Mexican mathematician, MX (b. 1900) |
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| manuel de la escalera ES (b. 1895) |
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matías escalera cordero Spanish writer, ES (b. 1956) |
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fernando rey escalera Basque language translator, ES (b. 1961) |
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ana maria martinez de la escalera UY (b. 1953) |
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hilda esthela flores escalera Mexican Senator, MX (b. 1970) |
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| josé escalera del real ES (b. 1910) |
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| rodolfo escalera Mexican artist (1929-2000), MX (b. 1929) |
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