Arévalo Surname

284,289th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Arévalo Surname Definition:

Found in Castile, Álava, Navarre, Estremadura. Name of villages near Ávila and Osma but of unknown etymology.

This is a vulgarized form of "arébacos" and could mean the place of the valley.

Castilian name from knight don Fernán Martínez de Montalvo distinguished in the reconquest of Arevalo in 750.

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Arévalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3401:137,50610,364
Guatemala3161:50,8952,273
Mexico2161:574,6589,728
Colombia1041:459,3666,776
Chile511:345,4219,676
Peru481:662,16916,012
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Venezuela381:794,84412,955
Ecuador241:662,74412,125
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Bolivia151:707,7624,472
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Honduras111:801,4954,197
England101:5,571,806158,774
Nicaragua91:669,0104,135
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Panama61:652,04310,051
France51:13,284,544357,392
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Arevalo (351,949), Arèvalo (50), Árévalo (2), Areválo (6), Árevalo (5), Arevalò (1) & Arevàlo (1) are calculated separately.

Arévalo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found in Castile, Álava, Navarre, Estremadura. Name of villages near Ávila and Osma but of unknown etymology.

This is a vulgarized form of "arébacos" and could mean the place of the valley.

Castilian name from knight don Fernán Martínez de Montalvo distinguished in the reconquest of Arevalo in 750.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Arévalo Last Name Facts

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

Arévalo occurs most in Spain. It can appear in the variant forms: Arevalo, Arèvalo, Árévalo, Areválo, Árevalo, Arevalò or Arevàlo. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arévalo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 284,289th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 5,382,235 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Arévalo are found; 26 percent are found in South America and 26 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.

It is most frequently used in Spain, where it is carried by 340 people, or 1 in 137,506. In Spain Arévalo is most common in: Madrid, where 39 percent live, Catalonia, where 20 percent live and Andalusia, where 16 percent live. Outside of Spain this surname exists in 37 countries. It is also found in Guatemala, where 23 percent live and Mexico, where 16 percent live.

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