Ãlvarez Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Ãlvarez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Alvarez (2,609,212), Álvarez (7,547), Àlvarez (38), Âlvarez (4), Alvárez (35), Alvaréz (14), Alvarêz (2), Alvärez (1) & Alvarèz (1) are calculated separately.
Ãlvarez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ãlvarez Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ãlvarez is found most in Argentina. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Alvarez, Álvarez, Àlvarez, Âlvarez, Alvárez, Alvaréz, Alvarêz, Alvärez or Alvarèz. For other potential spellings of Ãlvarez click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ãlvarez? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ãlvarez is the 8,968,613th most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Ãlvarez are found; 75 percent are found in South America and 75 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.
The last name Ãlvarez is most prevalent in Argentina, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 21,371,707. Excluding Argentina it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 25 percent reside and Spain, where 25 percent reside.
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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 Ãlvarez
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