Alwes Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Alwes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alwes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1961:1,849,280120,610
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Alwes (12) may also be a first name.

Alwes Last Name Facts

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

Alwes is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alwes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 970,883rd most prevalent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 27,294,179 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Alwes reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Alwes is also the 3,306,491st most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname Alwes is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 196 people, or 1 in 1,849,280. In The United States it is most numerous in: Kentucky, where 10 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 9 percent reside and Virginia, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States Alwes is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 16 percent reside and The Philippines, where 5 percent reside.

Alwes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Alwes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Alwes surname rose 2,450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alwes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Alwes surname are 9.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.81% registered to vote for the political party.

Alwes earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.85% less than the national average, earning $41,488 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aulwes91253/
Halwes9173/
Alweis9169/
Allwes9145/
Ahlwes9111/
Alwesh917/
Alwees916/
Alwies913/
Alwese911/
Alweiss8366/
Allweis8321/
Alweesh832/
Allwest832/
Halwees831/
Alwiess831/
Alweish831/
Alves805,178,023/
Alwis8046,564/
Albes801,663/
Elwes80341/
Alues80103/
Olwes8037/
Alwej801/
Alwec801/
Allweiss77127/
Galves735,302/
Alwais733,207/
Elwess73285/
Halbes73227/
Helwes73159/
Halves73137/
Alvies73122/
Allves73106/
Alvees7377/
Alveus7373/
Alvess7364/
Alveis7359/
Aalves7340/
Always7326/
Albess7313/
Aslves738/
Albesh738/
Alwise735/
Alveas735/
Galues733/
Olweus733/
Alwish733/
Alvesd733/
Albeys732/
Ailves732/
Albeas732/
Alwiss732/
Alveds732/
Alvest732/
Alvesz732/
Elwesh731/
Aluese731/
Alwech731/
Alvesh731/
Aalwis731/
Olwets731/
Holwes731/
Alvesc731/
Alvese731/
Halwis731/
Elweas731/
Allues731/
Alvexs731/
Alvets731/
Ealwis731/
Alwice730/
Alveys730/
Allbes730/
Albeesh67359/
Halbeis67103/
Gallues6798/
Galveas6785/
Allways6730/
Aluetse6715/
D'Alves6711/
Alwaise6711/
Haloues676/
D'Alwis675/
Halvets674/
Galvesz673/
Alwaiss672/
Allvest671/
Hollwes671/
Alhweij671/
Holwess671/
Elweiss671/
Alwissh671/
Alverzs671/
Alvesse671/
Alweezh671/
Alhwais671/
Alhwish671/
Allwise670/
Halvest670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Alwes
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