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 surname Alvao is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alvao? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,343,156th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Alvao live; 97 percent live in South America and 92 percent live in Luso-South America.

This surname is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 1,399,179. In Brazil Alvao is most frequent in: Pará, where 27 percent reside, São Paulo, where 24 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 19 percent reside. Outside of Brazil this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 5 percent reside and The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.

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
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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 Alvao
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