Avalos Surname

2,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271,686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Avalos Surname User-submission:

This surname is of Spanish-Sephardic origin. It is derived from the word abalos and a variant of avalos.

Names formed by adding –ez/-az/-is/-oz to the end of the father's name are Spanish and mean that when that name was formed, the original bearer was the 'son of.

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Avalos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico112,0101:1,108176
Argentina37,8401:1,130154
United States27,0321:13,4091,661
Paraguay24,8801:29167
Peru23,9891:1,325210
El Salvador10,7251:592120
Chile9,8041:1,797341
Bolivia6,1201:1,735331
Guatemala5,1851:3,102480
Spain3,4431:13,5791,559
Ecuador3,1541:5,043838
Costa Rica1,9231:2,486302
Cuba1,8551:6,212667
Brazil9791:218,6668,459
Honduras7031:12,541703
Nicaragua5981:10,069724
Colombia5821:82,0863,304
Canada2131:172,98417,319
Venezuela911:331,9137,350
Uruguay891:38,5594,430
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Australia591:457,55435,515
England451:1,238,17956,985
Italy361:1,698,79784,491
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
France321:2,075,710171,237
Belize261:13,6721,505
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Panama131:300,9437,078
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
Norway111:467,48139,375
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

The alternate forms: Ávalos (168), Ävalos (2), Âvalos (1), Avalós (1), Avàlos (1) & Aválos (1) are calculated separately.

Avalos (271) may also be a first name.

Avalos Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is of Spanish-Sephardic origin. It is derived from the word abalos and a variant of avalos.

Names formed by adding –ez/-az/-is/-oz to the end of the father's name are Spanish and mean that when that name was formed, the original bearer was the 'son of.' In Portuguese, the same suffix is spelled -es/-as/-is/-os.

In Sangre Judia, a book of Sephardic surname origins, Abalos is listed as a habitual name after a village in La Rioja.

In the Albeldense Chronicle the famous expedition conducted by Alfonso I, king of Asturias along the banks of the Ebroin 740 is mentioned. At that time, Ábalos was a part, as most of the mainland, of the Muslim kingdom of Córdoba. This account refers to the destroyed towns: Mirandam (now Miranda de Ebro), Revendecam, Carbonariam, Abeicam (Ábalos, from where he crossed the Ebro), Brunes (could be Briones but this is uncertain), Cinissariam (now Cenicero) and Alesanco.

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Avalos Last Name Facts

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

Avalos (Hindi: अवलोस, Russian: Авалос) is held by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Ávalos, Ävalos, Âvalos, Avalós, Avàlos or Aválos. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Avalos? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,018th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 26,823 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Avalos are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Avalos is also the 540,009th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 271 people.

Avalos is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is held by 112,010 people, or 1 in 1,108. In Mexico Avalos is primarily found in: Jalisco, where 16 percent live, Michoacán, where 14 percent live and México, where 7 percent live. Barring Mexico Avalos exists in 67 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Avalos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Avalos has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Avalos last name increased 75,089 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Avalos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Avalos are 41.6% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.83% being registered with the political party.

The amount Avalos earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 15.65% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,351 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.42% more than the national average, earning $25,748,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.47% less than the national average, earning $36,475 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.05% less than the national average, earning $45,682 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ávalos94168/
Ävalos942/
Âvalos941/
Avalós941/
Avàlos941/
Aválos941/
Gavalos9210/
Avallos929/
Avalose922/
Avaslos922/
Havalos921/
Auvalos921/
Avalois921/
Avalosc921/
Aavalos921/
Avalo9110,337/
D'Avalos8666/
Avalosse8640/
Gavallos8624/
Havallos862/
Abalos8347,516/
Gavalo83446/
Avaloz83150/
Avaloy8387/
Avalod8351/
Avolos8346/
Ahvalo8326/
Avalou8322/
Havalo8318/
Avelos8317/
Avallo8315/
Avalas8312/
Avaloa838/
Ovalos838/
Awalos834/
Avalox832/
Evalos832/
Avealo832/
Asvalo831/
Ovallos773,381/
Gavalas772,636/
Aballos7727/
Havelos7725/
Habalos7720/
Avellos779/
Avalhas778/
Evallos775/
Avelois775/
Avaglio774/
Gabalos773/
Aavalod772/
Abaalos772/
Abalose772/
Gavalou772/
Gavalás772/
Aivalas771/
Abalous771/
Ovalios771/
Abaslos771/
Abalois771/
Aabalos771/
Avalash771/
Avaloid771/
Auvalot771/
Awalose771/
Abalo7361,340/
Avala7324,872/
Awalo731,116/
Ovalo73491/
Avolo7392/
Ávalo736/
Avaló731/
Gavallas71134/
Gavalyas7128/
Gavalias7110/
Abahlous719/
Havalias713/
Havalase712/
Eevallos711/
Gabalios711/
Abalosse711/
Aballo677,662/
Avolio676,452/
Gavala672,215/
Awalou671,648/
Aavala671,048/
Abalou67593/
Abaulo67286/
Avaala67264/
Havala67252/
Avalla67205/
Habalo67191/
Auwalo67122/
Avelas67118/
Ovallo6790/
Abalas6787/
Avalia6759/
Abaloz6748/
Aivala6747/
Avelãs6738/
Abolos6737/
Auvala6735/
Availa6730/
Ábalos6730/
Abaloy6729/
Awaloi6719/
Ahbalo6718/
Asualo6718/
Awallo6717/
Avolou6715/
Abaloh6712/
Awealo6712/
Abaloo678/
Ahvala677/
Gavalahas676/
Avalaa675/
Avólio675/
Gavallias675/
Avalad674/
Avalaz674/
Abalio674/
Awailo674/
Hawalo674/
Owaalo674/
Avalya673/
Avoloi673/
Avalat673/
Abalho673/
Ayvala673/
Avoloc673/
Avaula672/
Ajvala672/
Abaalo672/
Aswalo672/
Avuolo672/
Obaalo672/
Avollo671/
Govalo671/
Atvala671/
Avalah671/
Avatla671/
Avayla671/
Aveloz671/
Avolas671/
Avoloy671/
Avoloh671/
Abaylo671/
Awaloo671/
Ovalou671/
Àbalos671/
Evalas671/
Abalhouss671/
Abalyo671/
Eavala671/
Auvolo671/
Awalio671/
Awaslo671/
Ahualo671/
Osvalo671/
Hovalo671/

Avalos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Avalos in the Hindi language
अवलोसavalosa-
Avalos in the Russian language
Авалосavalos-

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