Alvis Surname

23,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Alvis Surname Definition:

From Alves; a location name in Elgin.

Alvis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia6,5031:7,346919
United States4,8091:75,3718,632
Bolivia3,4441:3,083513
Peru2,3271:13,6591,800
Sri Lanka1,0961:18,9862,610
Brazil9441:226,7748,778
Philippines9011:112,36219,421
Venezuela8571:35,2442,020
England4271:130,48712,922
Argentina1811:236,15119,247
Mexico1601:775,78911,461
Spain1231:380,09821,146
Papua New Guinea1071:76,2039,993
Indonesia1011:1,309,39890,991
Canada991:372,17833,288
Seychelles701:1,320306
Australia591:457,55435,515
India491:15,654,396253,566
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines411:2,748467
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Wales291:106,7088,358
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
China51:273,464,31313,838
Panama41:978,06412,245
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1731:140,89812,691
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8441:59,5016,569

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.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alvís932/
Galvis9177,498/
Alvies91122/
Alvise9189/
Alveis9159/
Alvios9148/
Halvis9125/
Alvais9117/
Ailvis9112/
Alvish916/
Alvois913/
Allvis911/
Alviss910/
Alvi8950,348/
Alvisse83151/
Ailvhis834/
Allvise834/
Alvaise831/
Gallvis831/
Allvios831/
D'Alvis831/
Alves805,178,023/
Alwis8046,564/
Elvis8011,742/
Alviz805,247/
Albis804,327/
Olvis80917/
Galvi80250/
Halvi80236/
Alviž80184/
Alvie80167/
Aluis80138/
Allvi8032/
Alvai8025/
Alvio8024/
Alvic8014/
Aalvi8011/
Alvii809/
Alvid807/
Alvès806/
Alvei804/
Alvés804/
Alvix803/
Alvês801/
Ailvi801/
Alvui801/
Alvys801/
Alvit801/
D'Alvise77126/
Ailevhis775/
Alvaisse773/
Alvaisce770/
Galviz737,965/
Galves735,302/
Albios733,951/
Alwais733,207/
Galbis731,235/
Halvai731,026/
Aluise73454/
Alluis73250/
Albais73158/
Elvish73146/
Alvich73139/
Halves73137/
Alvoid73109/
Allves73106/
Elviss7380/
Alvees7377/
Helvis7373/
Alveus7373/
Alweis7369/
Alvess7364/
Alvégi7341/
Aalves7340/
Albies7337/
Halvei7334/
Galuis7332/
Albiss7328/
Albise7320/
Alveid7319/
Alvaia7317/
Elvies7310/
Golvis738/
Aslves738/
Albish737/
Atlevi737/
Alwise735/
Alveas735/
Albits734/
Galvai733/
Alwies733/
Galvih733/
Alvaiz733/
Alvesd733/
Alviez733/
Alwish733/
Alvice732/
Ellvis732/
Alvest732/
Ailves732/
Alveds732/
Alvesz732/
Albuis732/
Galvès732/
Elvihs732/
Alwiss732/
El'vis731/
Healvi731/
Holvis731/
Ealwis731/
Galvys731/
Halvyi731/
Alvets731/
Ailevi731/
Albois731/
Halwis731/
Alvese731/
Alvesc731/
Galvês731/
Halbis731/
Hailvi731/
Elvois731/
Elvais731/
Elveis731/
Galvio731/
Alvesh731/
Alvijd731/
Aluish731/
Aalwis731/
Albist731/
Alvexs731/
Alveys730/
Alvitt730/
Olvies730/
Alva6777,612/
Alwi6730,656/
Albi675,209/
Alve673,927/
Alui671,806/
Alvy671,246/
Galbois67421/
Halbeis67103/
D'Albis6786/
Galveas6785/
Alweiss6766/
Olvi6744/
Halbish6738/
Aluishe6734/
Allweis6721/
Alluise6713/
Halvyts6712/
D'Alves6711/
Alwaise6711/
Alvaggi6711/
Albaits6710/
D'Alwis675/
Alviche675/
Ailbish674/
Aluisse674/
Albishe674/
Halvets674/
Galvesz673/
Albisse672/
Alvidrz672/
Halvice672/
Galvaiz672/
Alwaiss672/
Helvies672/
Halvaai671/
Alwiess671/
Alwissh671/
Allvest671/
Alverzs671/
Heilvis671/
Alvesse671/
Allbios671/
Alhwais671/
Alhwish671/
D'Elvis671/
Albiesh671/
Albaais671/
Alweish671/
Halvich670/
Aalvoid670/
Allwise670/
Halbies670/
Halvest670/
Hellvis670/

Alvis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alvis in the Georgian language
ალვისalvis-
Alvis in the Hindi language
अलवीसalavisa-
Alvis in the Marathi language
वीसvisa68.6
अलिवसalivasa11.63
अलवीसalavisa6.98
आलवीसalavisa3.49
एलवीसelavisa2.33
Alvis in the Russian language
Альвисalvis-

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