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

Alvares (Georgian: ალვარეს, Marathi: वारीस, Russian: Альварес) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Álvares. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

It is the 11,358^th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 147,360 people. The last name Alvares occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Alvares live; 66 percent live in South America and 35 percent live in Luso-South America. Alvares is also the 308,274^th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 717 people.

Alvares is most numerous in Brazil, where it is held by 17,248 people, or 1 in 12,412. In Brazil it is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 33 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 15 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent live. Aside from Brazil Alvares exists in 60 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 14 percent live and Colombia, where 14 percent live.

Alvares Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Alvares has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Alvares surname increased 1,880 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alvares Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Alvares last name is predominantly Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Alvares surname are 44.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.59% registered to vote for the political 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.