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
Alav (Arabic: الآف, Georgian: ალავ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻼﻑ, Hindi: अलाव, Marathi: आलव, Russian: Алав) is found most in Turkey. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alav? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 155,685th most frequently used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 2,589,746 people. Alav occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Alav reside; 76 percent reside in West Asia and 76 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 386,404th most frequent forename globally, held by 484 people.
Alav is most widely held in Turkey, where it is held by 2,257 people, or 1 in 34,480. In Turkey Alav is most common in: Gaziantep Province, where 30 percent live, Sirnak Province, where 14 percent live and Aksaray Province, where 9 percent live. Not including Turkey this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in India, where 11 percent live and Egypt, where 5 percent live.
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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alav
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