The Avella surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 726 people carried this name — #30,383 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 370,400 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 122 people named Avella.
Most of them — 77 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
45 people named Avella live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Fribourg.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Avella.
- Avakian 1,146 · U.S. census
- Avallone 1,317 · U.S. census
- Avard 176 · U.S. census
- Ave 267 · U.S. census
- Avedikian 184 · U.S. census
- Avedissian 241 · U.S. census
- Avellan 267 · U.S. census
- Avellaneda 1,235 · U.S. census
- Avena 1,075 · U.S. census
- Aversa 1,217 · U.S. census
- Avila 69,843 · U.S. census
- Aviles 18,521 · U.S. census
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