Ávalos Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Ávalos Surname Definition:

Noun from "avalar" - place of earthquakes.

Also written Dávalos (see), Dayalos, or Abalón. From Gothic family founded in villa de San Dávalos in Navarre during Gothic conquest of Romans.

Ávalos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico621:2,002,03618,805
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
El Salvador51:1,268,7784,375
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Avalos (271,686), Âvalos (1), Aválos (1), Avàlos (1) & Avalós (1) are calculated separately.

Ávalos Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Noun from "avalar" - place of earthquakes.

Also written Dávalos (see), Dayalos, or Abalón. From Gothic family founded in villa de San Dávalos in Navarre during Gothic conquest of Romans.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Ávalos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ávalos is held by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Avalos, Âvalos, Aválos, Avàlos or Avalós. For other possible spellings of Ávalos click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ávalos? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ávalos is the 1,333,288th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Ávalos are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Hispano-North America.

The surname Ávalos is most frequent in Mexico, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 2,002,036. In Mexico it is most common in: Mexico City, where 27 percent live, México, where 16 percent live and Jalisco, where 10 percent live. Barring Mexico this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 22 percent live and Chile, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Avalos94271,686/
Âvalos941/
Ávalo916/
Aválos891/
Avàlos891/
Avalós891/
Ábalos8330/
Ovalos838/
Ovallos773,381/
Gavalos7710/
Avallos779/
Avaslos772/
Avalose772/
Ovalios771/
Avalosc771/
Avalois771/
Auvalos771/
Havalos771/
Aavalos771/
Avalo7310,337/
Ovalo73491/
Ábalo739/
D'Avalos7166/
Avalosse7140/
Gavallos7124/
Havallos712/
Abalos6747,516/
Gavalo67446/
Avaloz67150/
Ovallo6790/
Avaloy6787/
Avalod6751/
Avolos6746/
Abolos6737/
Ahvalo6726/
Avalou6722/
Havalo6718/
Avelos6717/
Avallo6715/
Avalas6712/
Avaloa678/
Awalos674/
Avalus673/
Avalox672/
Avealo672/
Osvalo671/
Govalo671/
Asvalo671/
Ovalou671/
Àbalos671/
Hovalo671/

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