Elvas Surname

133,556th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Portugal

Elvas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elvas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola1,7751:15,2051,826
Portugal6891:15,1211,147
Philippines3351:302,20442,787
Brazil2411:888,27531,950
Argentina2201:194,28816,167
Tanzania191:2,786,40149,097
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Uruguay101:343,17622,254
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France21:33,211,361423,184
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Elvás (1) are calculated separately.

Elvas (1,082) may also be a first name.

Elvas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elvas is carried by more people in Angola than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Elvás. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elvas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 133,556th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,159,273 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Elvas reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 242,775th most frequent forename on earth. It is borne by 1,082 people.

The surname Elvas is most common in Angola, where it is held by 1,775 people, or 1 in 15,205. Without taking into account Angola Elvas occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 20 percent reside and The Philippines, where 10 percent reside.

Elvas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Elvas last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Elvas earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 149.62% more than the national average, earning $107,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.89% more than the national average, earning $63,044 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elvás931/
Gelvas91604/
Elvaus9138/
Helvas9127/
Jelvas911/
Elveas911/
Elvais911/
Elva891,434/
Helva80735/
Elbas80314/
Alvas80300/
Gelva80115/
Elwas8095/
Elvaz8072/
Elvay8032/
Elvea8026/
Ilvas8014/
Olvas809/
Eluas806/
Elvad806/
Elvos804/
Ealva803/
Elvau802/
Elvai801/
Ielva801/
Ylvas801/
Eilva801/
Eslva801/
Elvah801/
Elvat801/
Elbash73395/
Elveus73389/
Elbast73209/
Elbass73154/
Halvas73135/
Gelbas7381/
Elbase7354/
Gilvas7335/
Elways7332/
Helvai7328/
Helvad7322/
Alvais7317/
Holvas7316/
Yelbas7314/
Helbas7311/
Elwash739/
Elvaiz737/
Alvash735/
Alveas735/
Gelvaz735/
Elbaas734/
Helvay732/
Ailvas732/
Helvaz732/
Gelvay731/
Elviea731/
Elweas731/
Helwas731/
Ellwas731/
Ellvea731/
Elluas731/
Elveis731/
Elwais731/
Elvois731/
Elveys731/
Ilvass731/
Eslvat731/
Ellvad731/
Elwahsh673,461/
Elba673,228/
Elwa671,026/
Elua67521/
Elbatsh67321/
Ilva6791/
Elvo6724/
Yelluas6715/
Elwhash6710/
Eslvath678/
Ylva677/
Helvacı672/
Helveus671/
Elbahas671/
Jelveus671/
Hallvas671/
Elvosse671/
Elbasse671/
Elbasst671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elvas
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