Alvao Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Alvao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alvao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1531:1,399,17947,255
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Alvao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alvao occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Alvao.

How Common Is The Last Name Alvao? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,343,156th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. The last name Alvao occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Alvao reside; 97 percent reside in South America and 92 percent reside in Luso-South America.

Alvao is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 1,399,179. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Pará, where 27 percent live, São Paulo, where 24 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 19 percent live. Not including Brazil this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 5 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.

Alvao Last Name Statistics demography

Alvao earn more than double the average income. In Colombia they earn 148.29% more than the national average, earning $56,367,300 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galvao9191,244/
Alvaho911/
Galvaao833/
Gallvao831/
Albao806,794/
Alwao80163/
Aluao801/
Galvâo7311,743/
Albaos73125/
Galbao7352/
Albaho7317/
Galuao739/
Galvoa735/
Golvao735/
Albaou734/
Halbao733/
Galváo731/
Albaoi731/
Elvaou731/
Alwaou731/
Alimpao67132/
Halbaou6773/
Aglibao6760/
Albahou6717/
Albaoud674/
Alluaou671/
Albaoch671/
Alempao671/
Alwayio671/
Alwahoi671/
Albagio671/
Albahho671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Alvao
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