Alvear Surname
Approximately 29,321 people bear this surname
Alvear Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 8,482 | 1:5,632 | 799 |
| Ecuador | 7,068 | 1:2,250 | 395 |
| Chile | 6,274 | 1:2,808 | 456 |
| Mexico | 2,766 | 1:44,876 | 2,437 |
| United States | 1,815 | 1:199,702 | 19,645 |
| Spain | 867 | 1:53,924 | 5,000 |
| Venezuela | 617 | 1:48,953 | 2,457 |
| Argentina | 436 | 1:98,035 | 8,263 |
| Philippines | 292 | 1:346,706 | 46,814 |
| Peru | 250 | 1:127,136 | 7,292 |
| Brazil | 134 | 1:1,597,570 | 52,858 |
| Uruguay | 62 | 1:55,351 | 6,057 |
| Panama | 49 | 1:79,842 | 3,294 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Nicaragua | 36 | 1:167,252 | 2,337 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Italy | 15 | 1:4,077,113 | 105,022 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Costa Rica | 10 | 1:478,007 | 4,148 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Alvear (181) may also be a first name.
Alvear Demographics
Average Male Alvear Height
171.32 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Alvear Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alvear Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alvear (Arabic: الفيار) is found most frequently in Colombia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Alvear.
How Common Is The Last Name Alvear? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 18,787th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 248,544 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Alvear live; 79 percent live in South America and 31 percent live in Caribbean South America. Alvear is also the 677,199th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 181 people.
It is most prevalent in Colombia, where it is borne by 8,482 people, or 1 in 5,632. In Colombia it is mostly concentrated in: Nariño Department, where 23 percent reside, Bolívar Department, where 16 percent reside and Valle del Cauca Department, where 14 percent reside. Not including Colombia it is found in 39 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 24 percent reside and Chile, where 21 percent reside.
Alvear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Alvear has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Alvear surname expanded 25,929 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Alvear Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Alvear are 42.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.32% being registered with the political party.
The amount Alvear earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 40.22% less than the national average, earning 206,875 kr per year; in Peru they earn 4.23% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,565 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.43% less than the national average, earning $17,836,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.96% less than the national average, earning $38,850 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.9% less than the national average, earning $44,270 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alvear Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alvear in the Arabic language | ||
| الفيار | alfyar | - |
| آلفير | alfyr | - |
| الفير | alfyr | - |
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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 Alvear
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