Alav Surname
Approximately 2,814 people bear this surname
Alav Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2,257 | 1:34,480 | 3,661 |
| India | 296 | 1:2,591,437 | 81,716 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Northern Cyprus | 45 | 1:7,089 | 1,629 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Alav (484) may also be a first name.
Alav Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alav Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alav (Arabic: الآف, Georgian: ალავ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻼﻑ, Hindi: अलाव, Marathi: आलव, Russian: Алав) is found most frequently in Turkey. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alav? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 155,685th most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,589,746 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Alav live; 76 percent live in West Asia and 76 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Alav is also the 386,404th most commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 484 people.
The last name Alav is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 2,257 people, or 1 in 34,480. In Turkey Alav is primarily concentrated in: Gaziantep Province, where 30 percent are found, Sirnak Province, where 14 percent are found and Aksaray Province, where 9 percent are found. Barring Turkey it occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent are found and Egypt, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alav Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alav in the Georgian language | ||
| ალავ | alav | - |
| Alav in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻼﻑ | laf | - |
| Alav in the Marathi language | ||
| आलव | alava | 86.99 |
| आळव | alava | 4.34 |
| अलव | alava | 2.89 |
| अलाव | alava | 2.41 |
| आलाव | alava | 1.45 |
| Alav in the Hindi language | ||
| अलाव | alava | 60 |
| अलव | alava | 20 |
| आलव | alava | 20 |
| Alav in the Russian language | ||
| Алав | alav | - |
| Alav in the Arabic language | ||
| الآف | alaf | - |
| إلاف | alaf | - |
| الف | alf | - |
| الاف | alaf | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alav
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