Alvar Surname
Approximately 4,058 people bear this surname
Alvar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 2,291 | 1:44,190 | 7,086 |
| Spain | 358 | 1:130,592 | 9,951 |
| United States | 288 | 1:1,258,538 | 88,794 |
| Iran | 273 | 1:281,255 | 20,400 |
| Turkey | 239 | 1:325,613 | 20,914 |
| Mexico | 117 | 1:1,060,908 | 13,559 |
| Chile | 70 | 1:251,664 | 7,573 |
| Argentina | 67 | 1:637,961 | 44,681 |
| India | 67 | 1:11,448,737 | 210,278 |
| Taiwan | 48 | 1:488,432 | 3,698 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Brazil | 37 | 1:5,785,793 | 142,916 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Álvar (1) are calculated separately.
Alvar (5,956) may also be a first name.
Alvar Demographics
Average Alvar Salary in
United States
$40,131 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Alvar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alvar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alvar (Hindi: अलवर, Marathi: अलवर, Russian: Альвар) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Álvar. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alvar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 113,951st most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,795,847 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 72 percent of Alvar live; 56 percent live in Southeast Asia and 56 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 86,069th most widely held first name globally, borne by 5,956 people.
The surname Alvar is most common in The Philippines, where it is borne by 2,291 people, or 1 in 44,190. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Davao Region, where 26 percent live, Calabarzon, where 20 percent live and Caraga, where 20 percent live. Besides The Philippines this surname occurs in 46 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
Alvar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Alvar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Alvar surname rose 9,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Alvar Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Alvar last name are 41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.23% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Alvar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.84% less than the national average, earning 267,045 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 52.68% more than the national average, earning R 362,820 per year; in United States they earn 6.99% less than the national average, earning $40,131 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.09% less than the national average, earning $48,146 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alvar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alvar in the Hindi language | ||
| अलवर | alavara | 95.68 |
| अल्वर | alvara | 3.67 |
| आल्वर | alvara | 0.22 |
| Alvar in the Marathi language | ||
| अलवर | alavara | 57.14 |
| वर | vara | 26.19 |
| वार | vara | 4.76 |
| पवार | pavara | 4.76 |
| आलवार | alavara | 4.76 |
| अलवार | alavara | 2.38 |
| Alvar in the Russian language | ||
| Альвар | alvar | - |
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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 Alvar
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