Arvalho Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Arvalho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arvalho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
France11:66,422,722504,397
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Arvalho Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arvalho is found most in Brazil. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Arvalho click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arvalho? popularity and diffusion

The surname Arvalho is the 4,307,654th most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. Arvalho occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Arvalho reside; 86 percent reside in South America and 86 percent reside in Luso-South America.

Arvalho is most widespread in Brazil, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 11,893,018. In Brazil Arvalho is mostly found in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 28 percent are found, São Paulo, where 17 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Brazil Arvalho occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 5 percent are found and Portugal, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garvalho937/
Earvalho932/
Arvalo921,013/
Arvallo86550/
Orvalho86521/
Arvalos8614/
Arvealo866/
Arrvalo862/
Arzvalo861/
Arvallos803/
Garualho802/
Garvallo802/
Harvalos801/
Arvelo7711,332/
Arvala77359/
Orvalo7736/
Arbalo7714/
Arualo771/
Ervalo771/
Arballo715,881/
Harvala71311/
Arbalou71136/
Arvello7198/
Aarvala7117/
Arbailo719/
Arvalla718/
Árevalo715/
Garbalo712/
Arvelio712/
Orrvalo712/
Arbaloo711/
Arzvala711/
Arzbalo711/
Garvala711/
Harbalou67136/
Garballo6751/
Garvalia6736/
Arballos6719/
Garvalla6715/
Garbalah6713/
Hervalha672/
Arwaeloh672/
Garbalou671/
Arbaillo671/
Gaarvala671/
Arzbalah671/

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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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  • 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 Arvalho
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