See also: Álvarez English Etymology Borrowed from Spanish Álvarez. Pronunciation IPA(key): /ˈælvəɹɛz/ Proper noun Alvarez (plural Alvarezes) A surname from Spanish. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Alvarez is the 92nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 233,983 individuals. Alvarez is most common among Hispanic/Latino (92.45%) individuals. Tagalog Etymology Borrowed from Spanish Álvarez. Pronunciation (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔalvaɾes/ [ˌʔal.vɐˈɾɛs] IPA(key): (more native-sounding) /ˈʔalbaɾes/ [ˌʔal.bɐˈɾɛs] Rhymes: -alvaɾes, (more native-sounding) -albaɾes Syllabification: Al‧va‧rez Proper noun Álvaréz (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜊᜇᜒᜐ᜔) a surname from Spanish Statistics According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Alvarez is the 7,762nd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 1,912 individuals. Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.