Alvars Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Australia

Alvars Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alvars Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Alvars (27) may also be a first name.

Alvars Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alvars is found most in India. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alvars? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Alvars is predominantly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Alvars are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 27 people.

The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India Alvars is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 67 percent are found and Goa, where 33 percent are found. Excluding India this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Halvars9287/
Alvarse926/
Hallvars869/
Alvers83457/
Albars8316/
Alwars831/
Elvars831/
Alvors831/
Ahlvers77500/
Alvarze7718/
Alvarce7714/
Alwarsh7710/
Alverås779/
Halvors776/
Halvers776/
Alhvers771/
Allvers771/
Aylwars771/
Albarsh771/
Albears770/
Halvorse711/
Elvers671,827/
Albors671,489/
Olvers6777/
Galbarsch6717/
Albarsova6712/
Alwers674/
Elvors670/
Ellvers6213/
Ehlvers6211/
Albarce629/
Albarze622/
Elwarsh621/
Âlvarëz621/
Albours621/
Holvers621/
Ahlbors621/
Oolvers621/
Helvers620/
Alluers620/
Galluors571/
Albarcht571/
Halbarch570/
Elwers5092/
Elwors500/

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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 Alvars
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