Alvanus Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Alvanus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alvanus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Alvanus (21) may also be a first name.

Alvanus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alvanus is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alvanus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Alvanus is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Alvanus reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alvanus is also the 2,368,944th most numerous first name on earth, held by 21 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria Alvanus is mostly found in: Adamawa, where 100 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 7 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alvanu925/
Alvanos861,564/
Alvanou86691/
Albanus86314/
Elvanus8624/
Alvenus8614/
Albanuse801/
Alveenus801/
Alwanu7732/
Albanu7730/
Aluanu771/
Albeanu71625/
Alvanoz7144/
Albanos7135/
Albhanu715/
Albanou713/
Allbanu711/
Alwanoos671/
Allwanou671/
Halbanos671/
Albonu6212/
Aluonu6210/
Alvonoz576/
Albonos572/
Oluangu571/
Alwongu571/
Albanoz571/
Allbonu571/
Holbanos539/
Alboinos531/
Oulwanou531/
Achiluonu503/
Goulwanou501/

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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 Alvanus
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