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

Avocet occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Avocet click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Avocet? popularity and diffusion

The surname Avocet is the 3,017,195th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Avocet occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Avocet live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname Avocet is most common in Benin, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 333,407. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Ouémé Department, where 97 percent reside and Zou Department, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Benin Avocet exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 10 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

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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