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Globally, Avellana (Aveline , Avellana , Avelano ) is quite a rare largely female, but infrequently male given name. The first name Avellana is characteristic of Tanzania, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, Singapore, where it is a rare feminine name, and Philippines, where it is a rare predominantly feminine, but very seldom masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Tanzania, Indonesia, and Philippines. More prevalently, Avellana is the last name as well as the forename.
Avellana is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Aveline de Grandpré , the Assassin’s Creed character, Assassin's Creed.