Avilés Surname
Approximately 1,243 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 360 | 1:344,795 | 7,318 |
| Puerto Rico | 252 | 1:14,088 | 601 |
| Spain | 239 | 1:195,615 | 13,496 |
| Panama | 59 | 1:66,309 | 2,910 |
| Chile | 51 | 1:345,421 | 9,676 |
| El Salvador | 38 | 1:166,944 | 1,942 |
| Nicaragua | 33 | 1:182,457 | 2,426 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Bolivia | 16 | 1:663,527 | 4,447 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Ecuador | 13 | 1:1,223,527 | 16,126 |
| Guatemala | 13 | 1:1,237,128 | 5,444 |
| Peru | 10 | 1:3,178,412 | 30,046 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Honduras | 7 | 1:1,259,492 | 5,127 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Cuba | 6 | 1:1,920,453 | 8,345 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
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.
Avilés Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Avilés Come From? nationality or country of origin
Avilés is held by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Aviles, Avilès, Avílés, Áviles, Avíles or Àviles. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Avilés? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 304,684th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,862,869 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Avilés reside; 32 percent reside in North America and 29 percent reside in Hispano-North America.
Avilés is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is held by 360 people, or 1 in 344,795. In Mexico it is primarily concentrated in: Mexico City, where 22 percent live, México, where 15 percent live and Michoacán, where 6 percent live. Apart from Mexico it occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in Puerto Rico, where 20 percent live and Spain, where 19 percent live.
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