Ávarez Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Ávarez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ávarez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

The alternate forms: Avarez (156) are calculated separately.

Ávarez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ávarez occurs most in Spain. It can also occur as a variant: Avarez. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ávarez? popularity and diffusion

Ávarez is the 7,117,718th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Ávarez are found; 71 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 71 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Spain, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,350,407. In Spain Ávarez is mostly found in: Andalusia, where 20 percent reside, Asturias, where 20 percent reside and Extremadura, where 20 percent reside. Barring Spain this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 14 percent reside and Mexico, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Avarez94156/
Ovarez8317/
Aivarez7718/
Oivarez775/
Ouvarez775/
Ðavarez772/
Ajvarez771/
Havarez771/
Avare7316,757/
Ovare7339/
Gavarrez711/
Govargez711/
Gavare6719,313/
Ovares673,396/
Havare672,703/
Asvare671,121/
Govare67505/
Aavare67277/
Avhare67140/
Avarre6786/
Atvare6778/
Aivare6767/
Avares6758/
Ovaire6741/
Overez6728/
Abarez6721/
Avarej6715/
Avasre6714/
Hovare6714/
Averez6714/
Awarez6712/
Avaire678/
Avariz677/
Otvare675/
Avareh675/
Avaare674/
Ovhare674/
Eivare673/
Ovarie673/
Auvare673/
Avarza673/
Avarie672/
Avarea672/
Avarer672/
Ovarec672/
Avatre672/
Aworez672/
Aveare672/
Avaure671/
Avaree671/
Avaret671/
Oveare671/
Avarei671/
Avgare671/
Ovarre671/
Avarey670/

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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
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  • 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 Ávarez
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