Avalos Surname
Approximately 271,686 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameAvalos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 112,010 | 1:1,108 | 176 |
| Argentina | 37,840 | 1:1,130 | 154 |
| United States | 27,032 | 1:13,409 | 1,661 |
| Paraguay | 24,880 | 1:291 | 67 |
| Peru | 23,989 | 1:1,325 | 210 |
| El Salvador | 10,725 | 1:592 | 120 |
| Chile | 9,804 | 1:1,797 | 341 |
| Bolivia | 6,120 | 1:1,735 | 331 |
| Guatemala | 5,185 | 1:3,102 | 480 |
| Spain | 3,443 | 1:13,579 | 1,559 |
| Ecuador | 3,154 | 1:5,043 | 838 |
| Costa Rica | 1,923 | 1:2,486 | 302 |
| Cuba | 1,855 | 1:6,212 | 667 |
| Brazil | 979 | 1:218,666 | 8,459 |
| Honduras | 703 | 1:12,541 | 703 |
| Nicaragua | 598 | 1:10,069 | 724 |
| Colombia | 582 | 1:82,086 | 3,304 |
| Canada | 213 | 1:172,984 | 17,319 |
| Venezuela | 91 | 1:331,913 | 7,350 |
| Uruguay | 89 | 1:38,559 | 4,430 |
| Dominican Republic | 77 | 1:135,493 | 5,426 |
| Australia | 59 | 1:457,554 | 35,515 |
| England | 45 | 1:1,238,179 | 56,985 |
| Italy | 36 | 1:1,698,797 | 84,491 |
| Germany | 33 | 1:2,439,559 | 124,421 |
| France | 32 | 1:2,075,710 | 171,237 |
| Belize | 26 | 1:13,672 | 1,505 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Panama | 13 | 1:300,943 | 7,078 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Taiwan | 13 | 1:1,803,442 | 11,840 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36 | 1:1,394,963 | 75,931 |
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.
- seharcAvalos Demographics
Average Male Avalos Height
172.06 cm
Average Female Avalos Height
158.79 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Avalos Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Avalos in the Hindi language | ||
| अवलोस | avalosa | - |
| Avalos in the Russian language | ||
| Авалос | avalos | - |
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