Pires Alves Surname

703,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Pires Alves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pires Alves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3961:540,59220,255
Cape Verde161:33,1031,244
France31:22,140,907385,998
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
England11:55,718,059489,080

Pires Alves Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pires Alves is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pires Alves? popularity and diffusion

It is the 703,644th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 17,434,320 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Pires Alves reside; 95 percent reside in South America and 95 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This surname is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 396 people, or 1 in 540,592. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 30 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 15 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 13 percent live. Besides Brazil this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cape Verde, where 4 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

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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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