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.

Read More About This Surname

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

Dávalos occurs most in Mexico. It can also be rendered as a variant: Davalos, Dàvalos or Daválos. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dávalos? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 833,931st most numerous last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 22,016,755 people. The last name Dávalos occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Dávalos live; 69 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Hispano-North America.

It is most frequent in Mexico, where it is held by 220 people, or 1 in 564,210. In Mexico it is most numerous in: Jalisco, where 22 percent live, Mexico City, where 17 percent live and Nuevo León, where 9 percent live. Outside of Mexico it exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Bolivia, where 11 percent live and Spain, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Dávalos
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis