Álvares Surname
89,130th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 5,385 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal
Álvares Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 1,510 | 1:6,899 | 656 |
| Brazil | 1,303 | 1:164,293 | 6,337 |
| India | 402 | 1:1,908,123 | 66,445 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Russia | 267 | 1:539,787 | 48,881 |
| United States | 163 | 1:2,223,674 | 139,425 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Netherlands | 142 | 1:118,924 | 18,728 |
| Dominican Republic | 131 | 1:79,641 | 3,650 |
| Mexico | 110 | 1:1,128,420 | 14,034 |
| Canada | 103 | 1:357,724 | 32,292 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| England | 58 | 1:960,656 | 48,451 |
| Guatemala | 55 | 1:292,412 | 4,441 |
| Australia | 44 | 1:613,539 | 43,545 |
| United Arab Emirates | 43 | 1:213,076 | 14,246 |
| France | 33 | 1:2,012,810 | 168,616 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Ecuador | 29 | 1:548,477 | 11,265 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| Spain | 22 | 1:2,125,093 | 54,547 |
| Italy | 20 | 1:3,057,834 | 99,174 |
| Venezuela | 20 | 1:1,510,204 | 20,059 |
| El Salvador | 17 | 1:373,170 | 2,631 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Bolivia | 16 | 1:663,527 | 4,447 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Nicaragua | 14 | 1:430,078 | 3,469 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Honduras | 11 | 1:801,495 | 4,197 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Colombia | 9 | 1:5,308,230 | 18,838 |
| Cuba | 8 | 1:1,440,340 | 7,824 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
The alternate forms: Alvares (49,454) are calculated separately.
Álvares Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Álvares Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Álvares is more frequently found in Portugal than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Alvares. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Álvares? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 89,130th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,353,305 people. Álvares occurs mostly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Álvares live; 29 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 28 percent live in Iberian Europe.
The surname is most commonly used in Portugal, where it is held by 1,510 people, or 1 in 6,899. Aside from Portugal this last name occurs in 91 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 24 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.
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Footnotes
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