The Avena surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 895 people carried this name — #27,059 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 333,300 people counted. That is down 17% from 1,075 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 585 people named Avena live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 142 people named Avena.
18 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 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.
Who carried it
People named Avena,
with a public archive behind them.
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Adolfo Avena 1860–1937 · architect -
Renato Avena 1870–1927 · composer
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Antonio Avena 1882–1967 · historian
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Antonio Avena 1882–1967 · historian
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John Avena 1893–1936
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Mario Avena 1896–1969 · architect
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Avena.
- Ave 295 · U.S. census
- Avedikian 184 · U.S. census
- Avedissian 267 · U.S. census
- Avella 745 · U.S. census
- Avellan 346 · U.S. census
- Avellaneda 2,090 · U.S. census
- Aversa 1,334 · U.S. census
- Avila 97,314 · U.S. census
- Aviles 25,716 · U.S. census
- Avis 2,156 · U.S. census
- Avon 436 · U.S. census
- Avram 494 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Avena is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.