Avalon Surname

449,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 756 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Avalon Surname User-submission:

The Avalon surname means 'apple' in ancient Latin. It is most often affiliated with Arthur and the knights of the round table, being as it was the lake that Arthur threw Excalibur into.

Avalon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4691:772,83460,026
Philippines681:1,488,797104,347
Russia431:3,351,699174,427
Australia271:999,84158,390
England231:2,422,52489,093
Panama111:355,6607,645
France111:6,038,429280,838
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
India101:76,706,538639,611
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
China31:455,773,85521,925
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Avalón (1) are calculated separately.

Avalon (2,548) may also be a first name.

Avalon Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Avalon surname means 'apple' in ancient Latin. It is most often affiliated with Arthur and the knights of the round table, being as it was the lake that Arthur threw Excalibur into.

- avaskye7

Avalon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Avalon (Arabic: افالون, Marathi: अवलोन, Russian: Авалон) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Avalón. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Avalon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 449,900th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 9,639,611 people. Avalon occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Avalon are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 145,976th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 2,548 people.

The surname Avalon is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 469 people, or 1 in 772,834. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 22 percent are found, Ohio, where 9 percent are found and Mississippi, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 53 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 9 percent are found and Russia, where 6 percent are found.

Avalon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Avalon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Avalon surname expanded 6,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Avalon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Avalon are 29.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 82.46% being registered to vote for the political party.

Avalon earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.57% less than the national average, earning $39,018 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Avalón941/
Avalone92258/
Avallon92170/
Gavalon9216/
Avaylon927/
Havalon921/
Avalonn921/
Avaloon920/
Avallone869,038/
Avalonne862/
Avallong861/
Gavalgon861/
Havalond860/
Heavalon860/
Abalon831,014/
Awalon83168/
Avalan83131/
Avelon8364/
Evalon832/
Avalonova8012/
Avallonne801/
Avaallone801/
Avalyan774,071/
Awwalon77119/
Avellon7784/
Avalian7781/
Havalan7755/
Abalone7752/
Avıalan7736/
Gavalan7733/
Abalong7719/
Abaloun779/
Gabalon778/
Abaylon775/
Hawalon775/
Habalon774/
Avelion772/
Evallon771/
Aivalan771/
Abalion771/
Abaloyn771/
Avalang771/
Evalion771/
Avoulon771/
Auwalon771/
Havelon770/
Gavalyan71236/
Aballone7124/
Havalian7110/
Gavalian719/
Avellion716/
Havaland713/
Avaliane712/
Avoulong712/
Gabaloon712/
Avollone712/
Aballion711/
Hatvalan711/
Gabalion711/
Avhalane711/
Avallane711/
Gavalaan711/
Gavallan711/
Gabalgon711/
Hatvalane67405/
Evalan67396/
Abalan67163/
Awalan6781/
Avelan6778/
Awalom6778/
Abolon6762/
Avalam6711/
Evelon677/
Avalasing677/
Abalom672/
Hajvalian672/
Obalon671/

Avalon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Avalon in the Marathi language
अवलोनavalona66.67
अवलॉनavalona33.33
Avalon in the Russian language
Авалонavalon-
Avalon in the Arabic language
افالونafalwn-

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