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Globally, ألفارو (Alvaro , Álvaro , Alfaro ) is a widespread masculine first name. The first name ألفارو is habitual in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Nicaragua, where it is a common boy's name, Uruguay, and Costa Rica (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Mexico, Brazil, and Spain. Also, ألفارو is the last name as well as the forename.
ألفارو is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Álvaro de Campos , the Portuguese writer; Álvaro Mesía , character in La Regenta; Alvaro Mangiacavallo , the theatrical character in the play "The Rose Tattoo"; Alvaro , the operatic character in the opera Alzira by Giuseppe Verdi; father of Gusmano, initially Governor of Peru and Álvaro Tarfe , character in Don Quixote, among other works.