Dávalos Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Dávalos Surname Definition:

Could be derived from "devalar" - to be off the track or to wander.

Name varies: Ávalos (see), Dávalos, and Abalón. From a Gothic family who founded line in la villa de San Dávalos (Navarre) when Goths conquered the Peninsula from Romans.

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Dávalos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico2201:564,2109,634
Bolivia361:294,9014,296
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Davalos (74,214), Dàvalos (21) & Daválos (2) are calculated separately.

Dávalos Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Could be derived from "devalar" - to be off the track or to wander.

Name varies: Ávalos (see), Dávalos, and Abalón. From a Gothic family who founded line in la villa de San Dávalos (Navarre) when Goths conquered the Peninsula from Romans. Descendants in Aragon and later to Andalusia to fight in Reconquest.

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

Dávalos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dávalos is most common in Mexico. It can also appear in the variant forms: Davalos, Dàvalos or Daválos. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dávalos? popularity and diffusion

It is the 833,931st most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,016,755 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Dávalos reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is carried by 220 people, or 1 in 564,210. In Mexico it is most frequent in: Jalisco, where 22 percent are found, Mexico City, where 17 percent are found and Nuevo León, where 9 percent are found. Beside Mexico Dávalos is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Bolivia, where 11 percent are found and Spain, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Davalos9574,214/
Dàvalos9521/
Dávalo9270/
Daválos902/
Dábalos862/
Dovalos862/
Dávolos861/
D'Avalos8066/
Davaloos8036/
Deavalos8027/
Davallos804/
Davalous802/
Daavalos802/
Davalios801/
Da'valos801/
Davalo771,343/
Dovalo77154/
Dàvalo776/
Dávala772/
Dábalo771/
Dabalos716,156/
Davolos71228/
Dovgalo71104/
Davaloz7178/
Davalou7163/
Dovolos7144/
Davalas7140/
Dovelos7136/
Dhavalo7123/
Dovalgo7116/
Davallo7112/
Davaloo7110/
Dovhalo718/
Davalus714/
Davelos713/
Davalot711/
Davalod711/
Davaloi711/
Dovalus711/
Davalio710/
Dovgaylo67104/
Davallou6783/
Davalase6758/
Dovellos6758/
Davailus6737/
Davalloo6731/
Davoulos6721/
Dovhailo6719/
Douvelos6714/
Davelois6712/
Daballos677/
Dovgailo674/
Dovhallo673/
Dovgallo673/
Davaglio672/
Dhavalas671/
Davalaas671/
Davalaus671/
Daveallo671/
Daveloos671/
Daabalos671/
Dovaglio671/
Dovallas671/
Deasvalo670/

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