Alvão Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Alvão Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alvão Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017

Alvão Last Name Facts

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

Alvão is found most frequently in Portugal. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Alvão click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alvão? popularity and diffusion

Alvão is the 3,543,123rd most commonly used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Alvão is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Alvão are found; 90 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 90 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

Alvão is most commonly occurring in Portugal, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 372,080. Without taking into account Portugal it occurs in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alvon8033/
Alvoo801/
Albão801/
Alvoy801/
Alvoid73109/
Galvon7391/
Halvoň7343/
Galvou7321/
Halvon736/
Alvoji733/
Alvois733/
Alvoin731/
Alvoie731/
Alvajo731/
Alvone731/
Alveio731/
Alvouy730/
Alvous730/
Alva6777,612/
Alvu6747/
Alvejos6710/
Galvejo671/
Alvaova671/
Alvouss671/
Alviyos671/
Alvà671/
Aulvong671/
Galvoin671/
Gallvon670/
Alvotin670/
Aalvoid670/

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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 Alvão
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