Alvis Surname
Approximately 22,580 people bear this surname
Alvis Surname Definition:
From Alves; a location name in Elgin.
Alvis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 6,503 | 1:7,346 | 919 |
| United States | 4,809 | 1:75,371 | 8,632 |
| Bolivia | 3,444 | 1:3,083 | 513 |
| Peru | 2,327 | 1:13,659 | 1,800 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,096 | 1:18,986 | 2,610 |
| Brazil | 944 | 1:226,774 | 8,778 |
| Philippines | 901 | 1:112,362 | 19,421 |
| Venezuela | 857 | 1:35,244 | 2,020 |
| England | 427 | 1:130,487 | 12,922 |
| Argentina | 181 | 1:236,151 | 19,247 |
| Mexico | 160 | 1:775,789 | 11,461 |
| Spain | 123 | 1:380,098 | 21,146 |
| Papua New Guinea | 107 | 1:76,203 | 9,993 |
| Indonesia | 101 | 1:1,309,398 | 90,991 |
| Canada | 99 | 1:372,178 | 33,288 |
| Seychelles | 70 | 1:1,320 | 306 |
| Australia | 59 | 1:457,554 | 35,515 |
| India | 49 | 1:15,654,396 | 253,566 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 41 | 1:2,748 | 467 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:106,708 | 8,358 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 1:1,474,711 | 61,770 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Ecuador | 6 | 1:2,650,974 | 26,148 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 173 | 1:140,898 | 12,691 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 844 | 1:59,501 | 6,569 |
The alternate forms: Alvís (2) are calculated separately.
Alvis (11,374) may also be a first name.
Alvis Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From Alves; a location name in Elgin.
Alvis Demographics
Average Alvis Salary in
United States
$41,597 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Alvis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alvis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alvis (Georgian: ალვის, Hindi: अलवीस, Marathi: वीस, Russian: Альвис) is found in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Alvís. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alvis? popularity and diffusion
Alvis is the 23,958th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 322,743 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Alvis reside; 63 percent reside in South America and 33 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Alvis is also the 56,175th most common first name at a global level, held by 11,374 people.
Alvis is most prevalent in Colombia, where it is held by 6,503 people, or 1 in 7,346. In Colombia Alvis is most frequent in: Bolívar Department, where 16 percent live, Tolima Department, where 16 percent live and Capital District, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Colombia it is found in 74 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Bolivia, where 15 percent live.
Alvis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Alvis has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 570 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 247 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 483 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Alvis Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Alvis surname are 18.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.19% being registered with the political party.
The amount Alvis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 1.61% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,073 per year; in South Africa they earn 167.59% more than the national average, earning R 635,904 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.21% less than the national average, earning $20,156,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.6% less than the national average, earning $41,597 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.46% less than the national average, earning $46,970 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alvis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alvis in the Georgian language | ||
| ალვის | alvis | - |
| Alvis in the Hindi language | ||
| अलवीस | alavisa | - |
| Alvis in the Marathi language | ||
| वीस | visa | 68.6 |
| अलिवस | alivasa | 11.63 |
| अलवीस | alavisa | 6.98 |
| आलवीस | alavisa | 3.49 |
| एलवीस | elavisa | 2.33 |
| Alvis in the Russian language | ||
| Альвис | alvis | - |
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