In the entire world, Alvar (Alvar 
, Alvari 
, Алвар 
) is quite a common dominantly boy's, but uncommonly feminine first name. The forename Alvar is characteristic of Northern Europe, particularly Sweden, where it is quite a rare male name, Estonia, and Finland. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in India, Mexico, and Spain. Also, Alvar is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Alvar | Spain, Philippines, Sweden, India, Mexico |
| Alvari | Spain, Indonesia, United States, India, Mexico |
| Алвар | Russia, Uzbekistan, Ukraine |
| Альвар | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine |
Alvar is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Alvar , the operatic character in the opera Fernand Cortez by Gaspare Spontini.
| alvar pérez de osorio Spanish military personnel (1430-1471), ES (b. 1430) |
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| alvar garci díez de ribadeneyra Spanish military personnel, ES (b. 1500) |
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| alvar augustin de liano (1782-1848) (b. 1782) |
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alvar müntzing (b. 1848) |
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alvar renqvist Finnish politician, FI (b. 1868) |
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alvar palmgren Finnish botanist (1880-1960), FI (b. 1880) |
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alvar cawen Finnish painter (1886-1935), FI (b. 1886) |
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alvar lundin Swedish artist, SE (b. 1894) |
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alvar zetterquist Swedish police officer (1895-1959), SE (b. 1895) |
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| alvar d'alcantara (1850-1906), BE (b. 1850) |
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alvar kraft Swedish musician and composer, SE (b. 1901) |
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alvar zacke Swedish screenwriter, translator, journalist and author, SE (b. 1904) |
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alvar karlsson Swedish composer (1908-1971), SE (b. 1908) |
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| alvar verving (b. 1851) |
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alvar andersson Swedish politician, SE (b. 1913) |
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