Avilés Surname

304,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Avilés Surname Definition:

One who came from Avilés, in Spain; the insolent or audacious man.

Probably a contraction of the word "avilantez" which means audacious or insolent.

Asturian name from a toponym.

Avilés Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico3601:344,7957,318
Puerto Rico2521:14,088601
Spain2391:195,61513,496
Panama591:66,3092,910
Chile511:345,4219,676
El Salvador381:166,9441,942
Nicaragua331:182,4572,426
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Bolivia161:663,5274,447
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
Guatemala131:1,237,1285,444
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
France11:66,422,722504,397
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Andorra11:83,8382,381

The alternate forms: Aviles (184,925), Avilès (43), Avílés (1), Áviles (9), Avíles (9) & Àviles (1) are calculated separately.

Avilés Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Avilés, in Spain; the insolent or audacious man.

Probably a contraction of the word "avilantez" which means audacious or insolent.

Asturian name from a toponym.

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

Avilés Last Name Facts

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

Avilés is borne by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Aviles, Avilès, Avílés, Áviles, Avíles or Àviles. For other potential spellings of Avilés click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Avilés? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 304,684th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,862,869 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Avilés are found; 32 percent are found in North America and 29 percent are found in Hispano-North America.

This surname is most frequent in Mexico, where it is carried by 360 people, or 1 in 344,795. In Mexico it is most prevalent in: Mexico City, where 22 percent are found, México, where 15 percent are found and Michoacán, where 6 percent are found. Other than Mexico it occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in Puerto Rico, where 20 percent are found and Spain, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aviles94184,925/
Avilès9443/
Avílés941/
Avillés921/
Avilé914/
Áviles899/
Avíles899/
Àviles891/
Avilis8329/
Aviléz8313/
Abilés831/
Avillé831/
Avilles7760/
Avileis7716/
Avilies778/
Availes777/
Aveillé776/
Aviless774/
Auviles773/
Avilesh772/
Avillis772/
Avillys771/
Aviolis771/
Avieles771/
Aveiles771/
Eaviles771/
Avila73981,223/
Avile732,771/
Avili7397/
Awilé734/
Avily732/
Avilá731/
Avelé731/
Gauvillé713/
Gavailis711/
Gavilles711/
Avilez6742,792/
Avilla674,196/
Gavile67987/
Abiles67912/
Havili67476/
Avilia67411/
Avelis67272/
Avioli67146/
Havila67127/
Havile67112/
Aveles6794/
Avieli6786/
Avilio6781/
Avilet6778/
Abilis6773/
Gavili6743/
Aville6741/
Avoila6737/
Aviler6737/
Availa6730/
Aviele6724/
Aavila6723/
Aivila6720/
Aavile6713/
Auvila6712/
Aivile6710/
Avilay679/
Avilaa676/
Awilis676/
Asvile676/
Aviely675/
Oviles674/
Avilex674/
Avilai673/
Aveila673/
A'Vila673/
Avilii673/
Awiles673/
Aviloa673/
Avilie672/
Eavila672/
Aviled672/
Aviliz672/
Availe672/
Avilea672/
Avileu671/
Aviole671/
Avuila671/
Avélis671/
Havilá671/
Avilee671/
Aviley671/
Avilli671/
Avillá671/
Aviloy671/
Avilèz671/
Auvili671/
Aĭvila671/
Gavily671/
Avilei671/
Availi671/
Atvili671/
Haivilish671/
Avyles671/

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