Alvaro Surname

8,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68,949 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Alvaro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alvaro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico16,4371:7,552860
Mozambique10,5061:2,595637
Philippines8,9511:11,3101,106
Angola8,8741:3,041478
Spain8,5781:5,450676
Peru4,6911:6,7761,025
Ecuador1,7811:8,9311,439
Italy1,7611:34,7286,228
United States1,4021:258,53024,440
Argentina8511:50,2274,245
Portugal7931:13,1381,051
France7201:92,25413,341
Colombia6621:72,1663,113
Brazil6031:355,01513,609
Australia4111:65,6837,845
Bolivia3011:35,2712,238
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Canada2221:165,97116,704
Indonesia1701:777,93659,310
Panama1581:24,7611,541
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
Venezuela631:479,4309,304
Switzerland601:136,88213,375
Cuba511:225,9364,570
Chile431:409,68511,039
England421:1,326,62059,571
Belgium411:280,40633,354
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Uruguay271:127,10211,684
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Qatar161:147,37516,023
São Tomé and Príncipe141:12,673784
India141:54,790,384527,769
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Honduras101:881,6444,379
Congo101:498,91011,250
Puerto Rico91:394,4603,042
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Norway61:857,04855,549
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Gabon41:472,2983,618
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Macau21:300,8151,009
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Álvaro (6,059), Àlvaro (10) & Alváro (9) are calculated separately.

Alvaro (863,869) may also be a first name.

Alvaro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alvaro (Georgian: ალვარო, Hindi: अलवारो, Marathi: अलवारो, Russian: Альваро) is found most in Mexico. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Álvaro, Àlvaro or Alváro. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alvaro? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,261st most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 105,695 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Alvaro are found; 28 percent are found in Southern Africa and 28 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 1,080th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 863,869 people.

This last name is most widespread in Mexico, where it is borne by 16,437 people, or 1 in 7,552. In Mexico Alvaro is primarily found in: Chiapas, where 84 percent live, México, where 4 percent live and Quintana Roo, where 2 percent live. Besides Mexico it exists in 82 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 15 percent live and The Philippines, where 13 percent live.

Alvaro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Alvaro has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 46,733 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alvaro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Alvaro are 38.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.95% being registered with the political party.

The amount Alvaro earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 31.01% more than the national average, earning €39,343 per year; in Norway they earn 28.75% less than the national average, earning 246,580 kr per year; in Peru they earn 1.67% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,062 per year; in South Africa they earn 223.52% more than the national average, earning R 768,816 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.14% more than the national average, earning $27,502,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.1% more than the national average, earning $44,053 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.99% more than the national average, earning $52,658 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Álvaro946,059/
Àlvaro9410/
Alváro949/
Alvarro9241/
Alvaros9239/
Alvaroz926/
Galvaro922/
Alvargo922/
Alvaero921/
Alvearo921/
Galvarro86508/
Alvaitro861/
Alvero835,994/
Alvara83787/
Albaro83576/
Alwaro83154/
Alvoro8315/
Aluaro834/
Elvaro833/
Olvaro831/
Alvaira77528/
Alvaraz77236/
Alvaera77116/
Alveiro7794/
Alvarad7742/
Alvarau7735/
Alvaras7729/
Albaroz7723/
Otlvaro7715/
Albatro7713/
Alvarra7711/
Albaroh779/
Alverro773/
Albarho773/
Alvatra773/
Aalvara773/
Albaroa772/
Alvarós772/
Aluaroo771/
Alvoroi771/
Albarot771/
Albairo771/
Elvarou771/
Albarro771/
Alvarat771/
Elvarro770/
Alvoros770/
Galbarro71339/
Albatros71237/
Alvarraz7118/
Alvarras7113/
Alvaradp7111/
Albarout718/
Alvaradd712/
Albaross711/
Albargoo711/
Albarood711/
Albarros711/
Alboro671,558/
Alvera67724/
Albara67373/
Alvora67185/
Olvara67150/
Alworo67109/
Alwero6788/
Olvero6761/
Alwara6753/
Älvero6719/
Elvara6710/
Elwaro677/
Olwaro676/
Álbaro672/
Aluara672/
Oluaro672/
Allvaradp671/
Albatross671/
Aluero671/

Alvaro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alvaro in the Georgian language
ალვაროalvaro-
Alvaro in the Hindi language
अलवारोalavaro-
Alvaro in the Marathi language
अलवारोalavaro40.91
वारोvaro40.91
अकवारोakavaro4.55
आलबरोalabaro4.55
अॅलवारोaelavaro4.55
अलवारीalavari4.55
Alvaro in the Russian language
Альвароalvaro-

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Alvaro Reference & Research

Alfaro DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Alvarado DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Alfaro FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Alvarado FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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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  • 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 Alvaro
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