How common is the surname Avelar?

7,564 people in the United States had the surname Avelar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,818 Americans. It ranked 4,692nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Avelar?

Danilo Avelar, Brazilian association football player (born 1989).

Where is the surname Avelar most common?

Wikidata records people named Avelar in Brazil.

Is the surname Avelar getting more or less common?

More common. 5,034 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,564 in 2010, up 50%.

The surname Avelar

A surname, carried by 7,564 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex A146

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Avelar is more common than 97.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,564 people named Avelar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 40,818 Americans. That is up 50% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,034.

#4,692

rank among US surnames

7,564

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

+50.3%

change since 2000 (was #6,249)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,683	Valente	7,580	40,732
#4,684	Stidham	7,579	40,737
#4,685	Saxon	7,576	40,753
#4,686	Bethel	7,573	40,769
#4,687	Pearl	7,570	40,785
#4,688	Timmerman	7,569	40,791
#4,689	Lemieux	7,567	40,802

Who is named Avelar

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named Avelar identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 8.5% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 90%
White (not Hispanic) 8.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
Two or more races 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Avelars

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Danilo Avelar
Brazilian association football player (born 1989)

Questions

How common is the surname Avelar?: 7,564 people in the United States had the surname Avelar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,818 Americans. It ranked 4,692nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Avelar?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Avelar identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 8.5% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Avelar?: Danilo Avelar, Brazilian association football player (born 1989).
Where is the surname Avelar most common?: Wikidata records people named Avelar in Brazil.
Is the surname Avelar getting more or less common?: More common. 5,034 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,564 in 2010, up 50%.