Avocet Surname

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

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Avocet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Avocet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin311:333,40726,304
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Avocet (10) may also be a first name.

Avocet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Avocet is found most frequently in Benin. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Avocet click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Avocet? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,017,195th most widely held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Avocet reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Avocet is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name internationally, held by 10 people.

It is most frequently used in Benin, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 333,407. In Benin Avocet is most frequent in: Ouémé Department, where 97 percent are found and Zou Department, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Benin this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Avocet Last Name Statistics demography

Avocet earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Avoce916,236/
Avoces8340/
Avocey8316/
Avocer8315/
Avoceh834/
Avocee833/
Avoice831/
Avouche778/
Avocehe771/
Avose73729/
Aboce73286/
Avoci7352/
Avace735/
Avoze731/
Avoutche7119/
Avachete714/
Aboset672,266/
Avoseh672,237/
Avosse672,009/
Avochi67214/
Aboket67151/
Avache67149/
Gavoci6739/
Avoshe6713/
Avacit6710/
Obacet676/
Obocet674/
Avoses673/
Awoche673/
Avozeh671/
Ovoces671/
Avouse671/
Avuose671/
Avosee671/
Avacer671/

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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 Avocet
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