Avellán Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Avellán Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Avellán Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Nicaragua81:752,6364,372
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Avellan (5,780) & Avellàn (4) are calculated separately.

Avellán Last Name Facts

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

Avellán is more frequently found in Spain than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Avellan or Avellàn. Click here for further possible spellings of Avellán.

How Common Is The Last Name Avellán? popularity and diffusion

The last name Avellán is the 3,017,195th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Avellán occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Avellán reside; 31 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 31 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The surname Avellán is most frequently used in Spain, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 3,596,310. In Spain it is most numerous in: Madrid, where 31 percent are found, Valencian Community, where 31 percent are found and Murcia, where 23 percent are found. Other than Spain it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Nicaragua, where 19 percent are found and Sweden, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Avellan955,780/
Avellàn954/
Avellon8684/
Gavelán862/
Avellón862/
Avellone80348/
Aveillan80164/
Avellion806/
Avellane804/
Gavillán803/
Avelland802/
Avellant801/
Avelan7778/
Avelon7764/
Avilán7728/
Havellant75116/
Aveillian755/
Havelland752/
Gavelan71357/
Avallon71170/
Avillon7192/
Avillan7135/
Avelhan7122/
Avelyan713/
Avelion712/
Avelian711/
Evellan711/
Avelong711/
Havelan710/
Aveland710/
Havelon710/
Haveland67333/
Abeillon67310/
Gavillon67216/
Avillian67189/
Gavillan67130/
Avillion6795/
Govellan6740/
Havelant6712/
Evellion678/
Havelian672/
Gavillón671/
Havillan671/
Aveleine671/
Havelane671/
Gavelian670/
Avillean670/
Eaveland670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Avellán
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