Last name Alvar (Alvar 
, Alvari 
, Алвар 
) , in the entire world, is quite a common cognomen. The cognomen Alvar is characteristic of Philippines, where it is quite a rare surname, Finland, and Spain. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Philippines, Mexico, and Spain. Also, Alvar is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Alvar | Sweden, Spain, Philippines, Mexico, India |
| Alvari | Indonesia, Spain, Mexico, United States, India |
| Алвар | Uzbekistan, Russia, Ukraine |
| Альвар | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
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thiruppaan alvar IN (b. 800) |
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| louise alvar Swedish singer and opera singer (1884-1966), SE (b. 1884) |
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| manuel alvar lópez Spanish dialectologist, romanist and hispanist, ES (b. 1923) |
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mia alvar Filipino writer, PH (b. 1978) |
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| julio alvar 1929- (b. 1929) |
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thirumangai alvar last of the 12 Alvar saints of south India |
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| roberto alvar Argentine singer, AR (b. 1932) |
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| manuel alvar ezquerra Spanish philologist and lexicographer, ES (b. 1950) |
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| carlos alvar Spanish university teacher, ES (b. 1951) |
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| jaime alvar ezquerra Spanish historian, ES (b. 1955) |
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| alfredo alvar ezquerra Spanish historian, ES (b. 1960) |
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| gumersindo lamas alvar Spanish politician, ES (b. 1964) |
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| jorge alvar researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-2920-742X) |
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| esmaeil navaei alvar researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0002-5411-173X |
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| carmen alvar (b. 1989) |
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