Around the world, Alves (Alves 
, Алвес 
, אלבס 
) is quite a rare largely masculine, but infrequently girly forename. The given name Alves is characteristic of Luxembourg, where it is quite a common epicene name, Portugal, where it is quite a rare unisex name, and Angola, where it is quite a rare boy's name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, and Portugal. Much more frequently, Alves is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Alves | Portugal, Angola, France, Brazil, United States |
| Алвес | Ukraine, Russia |
| אלבס | Israel |
| ألفيس | Sudan |
| archibald alves British merchant and plantation owner in St Vincent (b. 1765) |
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castro alves Brazilian poet (1847-1871), BR (b. 1847) |
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garibaldi alves Brazilian politician, BR (b. 1923) |
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moreira alves Brazilian judge, BR (b. 1933) |
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| albano emílio alves (b. 1886) |
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| moussia pinto alves Brazilian painter, BR (b. 1901) |
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gil da costa alves East Timorese politician (1958-2019), TL (b. 1958) |
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| brás joaquim alves Brazilian lawyer and politician, BR (b. 1914) |
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| murillo antunes alves person identified in the Museu da Pessoa collection, BR (b. 1919) |
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| hilmo alves person identified in the Museu da Pessoa collection, BR (b. 1927) |
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| wilson francisco alves Brazilian footballer (1927-1998), BR (b. 1927) |
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| pinto alves badminton player, PT (b. 1937) |
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roberson de arruda alves Brazilian footballer, BR (b. 1989) |
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| peixoto alves Portuguese bicycle racer, PT (b. 1941) |
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| dilson magalhães alves politician from Brazil, BR (b. 1948) |
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