Alvernaz
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Alvernaz
Frequency: (124)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Portuguese: ethnic name, alvernaz, for someone from the Auvergne region of France (Portuguese Alverna).
GIVEN NAMES: Spanish 15%; Portuguese 11%. Manuel (5), Jose (3), Ana, Carlos, Serafin, Silverio; Joao, Ligia.
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