Family name Avelar (Avelar 
, Авелар 
) , around the world, is a common last name. The last name Avelar is characteristic of El Salvador, where it is a common surname, Honduras, where it is quite a common surname, and Portugal (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Brazil, Mexico, and El Salvador. Much less frequently, Avelar is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Avelar | Brazil, United States, Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador |
| Авелар | Ukraine |
| francisco gomes de avelar Roman Catholic bishop (1739-1816) (b. 1739) |
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| joão de magalhães e avelar (b. 1754) |
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| joaquim ribeiro de avelar Brazilian politician, BR (b. 1791) |
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amélia ernestina avelar Portuguese poet (1848-1886), PT (b. 1848) |
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| cláudio gomes ribeiro de avelar Brazilian noble, BR (b. 1800) |
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antónio emílio severino de avelar PT (b. 1843) |
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| joão gomes ribeiro de avelar BR (b. 1805) |
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| paulo gomes ribeiro de avelar BR (b. 1809) |
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| joaquim ribeiro de avelar BR (b. 1821) |
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| emílio severino de avelar Portuguese physician, PT (b. 1834) |
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| francisco severino de avelar PT (b. 1828) |
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| josé cândido da silveira avelar Azorean historian, PT (b. 1844) |
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| antónio gomes de avelar PT (b. 1855) |
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| romeu de avelar Brazilian journalist, BR (b. 1893) |
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| avelar brandão vilela Catholic cardinal, BR (b. 1912) |
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