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

Elvas occurs more in Angola more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Elvás. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elvas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 133,556th most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,159,273 people. Elvas is primarily found in Africa, where 54 percent of Elvas are found; 53 percent are found in Southern Africa and 53 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. Elvas is also the 242,775th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 1,082 people.

The last name Elvas is most frequently used in Angola, where it is carried by 1,775 people, or 1 in 15,205. Aside from Angola it occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 20 percent live and The Philippines, where 10 percent live.

Elvas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily 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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