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Where Does The Last Name Alvares Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Alvares (Georgian: ალვარეს, Marathi: वारीस, Russian: Альварес) is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Álvares. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alvares? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Alvares is the 11,358^th most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 147,360 people. The surname Alvares occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Alvares are found; 66 percent are found in South America and 35 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 308,274^th most frequent given name globally It is held by 717 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 17,248 people, or 1 in 12,412. In Brazil Alvares is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 33 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 15 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent live. Beside Brazil this last name exists in 60 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 14 percent live and Colombia, where 14 percent live.

Alvares Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Alvares has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Alvares last name expanded 1,880 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alvares Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Alvares last name are 44.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.59% registered with the party.

The amount Alvares earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 20.55% less than the national average, earning €23,858 per year; in Peru they earn 28.3% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,900 per year; in South Africa they earn 54.63% more than the national average, earning R 367,464 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.43% more than the national average, earning $25,296,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 26.1% less than the national average, earning $31,886 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.07% more than the national average, earning $59,652 CAD per year.