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

The surname Alvin (Arabic: آلفن, Bengali: এলবিন, Hindi: अल्विन, Marathi: वीन, Oriya: ଆଳଭିନ, Russian: Алвин) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Alvín. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 77,520^th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,154,920 people. Alvin is primarily found in Africa, where 30 percent of Alvin reside; 22 percent reside in North America and 22 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,175^th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 465,561 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,622 people, or 1 in 223,464. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 14 percent live, Florida, where 11 percent live and Wisconsin, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States Alvin exists in 100 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 12 percent live and Ghana, where 11 percent live.

Alvin Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Alvin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,267 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Alvin Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Alvin last name are 13.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.07% registered with the political party.

The amount Alvin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.29% more than the national average, earning 488,988 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 44.54% less than the national average, earning R 131,796 per year; in United States they earn 4.61% less than the national average, earning $41,161 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.86% less than the national average, earning $37,334 CAD per year.