Álves Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Álves Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
The alternate forms: Alves (5,178,023), Âlves (1), Álvès (1), Alvès (6), Alvés (4) & Alvês (1) are calculated separately.
Álves Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Álves Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Álves is found most frequently in Angola. It may occur in the variant forms: Alves, Âlves, Álvès, Alvès, Alvés or Alvês. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Álves? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Álves occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Álves reside; 56 percent reside in South America and 44 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Angola, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 6,747,304. Aside from Angola Álves occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 33 percent are found and Argentina, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alves | 93 | 5,178,023 | / |
| Âlves | 93 | 1 | / |
| Álvès | 93 | 1 | / |
| Alvès | 87 | 6 | / |
| Alvés | 87 | 4 | / |
| Alvês | 87 | 1 | / |
| Olves | 80 | 50 | / |
| Álvez | 80 | 7 | / |
| Galves | 73 | 5,302 | / |
| Halves | 73 | 137 | / |
| Alvies | 73 | 122 | / |
| Allves | 73 | 106 | / |
| Alvees | 73 | 77 | / |
| Alveus | 73 | 73 | / |
| Alvess | 73 | 64 | / |
| Alveis | 73 | 59 | / |
| Aalves | 73 | 40 | / |
| Aslves | 73 | 8 | / |
| Alveas | 73 | 5 | / |
| Alvesd | 73 | 3 | / |
| Alvest | 73 | 2 | / |
| Alvesz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ailves | 73 | 2 | / |
| Alveds | 73 | 2 | / |
| Alvets | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alvexs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alvesh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alvese | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alvesc | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olvies | 73 | 0 | / |
| Holves | 73 | 0 | / |
| Alveys | 73 | 0 | / |
| Oilves | 73 | 0 | / |
| Galveas | 67 | 85 | / |
| D'Alves | 67 | 11 | / |
| Halvets | 67 | 4 | / |
| Galvesz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hollves | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alvesse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alverzs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Allvest | 67 | 1 | / |
| Halvest | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- 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 Álves
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