Alavi Surname
Approximately 28,106 people bear this surname
Alavi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 15,935 | 1:4,818 | 661 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,306 | 1:13,381 | 1,857 |
| Bolivia | 2,041 | 1:5,202 | 710 |
| India | 1,828 | 1:419,620 | 22,015 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,316 | 1:15,812 | 2,223 |
| United States | 1,301 | 1:278,600 | 26,015 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Pakistan | 366 | 1:488,098 | 8,498 |
| Canada | 281 | 1:131,123 | 13,644 |
| England | 259 | 1:215,128 | 18,355 |
| Afghanistan | 159 | 1:202,221 | 3,804 |
| United Arab Emirates | 148 | 1:61,907 | 5,910 |
| Turkey | 110 | 1:707,467 | 36,087 |
| Germany | 87 | 1:925,350 | 65,249 |
| France | 84 | 1:790,747 | 95,785 |
| Sweden | 81 | 1:121,565 | 8,649 |
| Thailand | 81 | 1:872,078 | 137,928 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Peru | 70 | 1:454,059 | 13,591 |
| Qatar | 66 | 1:35,727 | 3,681 |
| Australia | 50 | 1:539,914 | 40,287 |
| Malaysia | 43 | 1:685,912 | 32,468 |
| Netherlands | 40 | 1:422,179 | 43,576 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Argentina | 36 | 1:1,187,317 | 70,591 |
| Spain | 35 | 1:1,335,772 | 43,485 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Norway | 29 | 1:177,320 | 21,035 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| Chile | 23 | 1:765,934 | 16,989 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Nepal | 6 | 1:4,746,826 | 12,065 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Alavi (13,184) may also be a first name.
Alavi Demographics
Average Male Alavi Height
174.47 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Alavi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alavi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alavi (Georgian: ალავი, Hindi: अलवी, Marathi: अलवी, Russian: Алави) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alavi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 19,512th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 259,288 people. Alavi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Alavi reside; 72 percent reside in South Asia and 60 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 50,772nd most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 13,184 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 15,935 people, or 1 in 4,818. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 18 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 11 percent live and Khuzestan Province, where 8 percent live. Barring Iran this last name exists in 86 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent live and Bolivia, where 7 percent live.
Alavi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Alavi are 8.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.36% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Alavi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.8% less than the national average, earning 260,250 kr per year; in Peru they earn 58.94% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,960 per year; in United States they earn 31.18% more than the national average, earning $56,603 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.99% more than the national average, earning $60,607 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alavi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alavi in the Georgian language | ||
| ალავი | alavi | - |
| Alavi in the Hindi language | ||
| अलवी | alavi | 88.89 |
| अलावी | alavi | 7.78 |
| अल्वी | alvi | 2.22 |
| आलवी | alavi | 1.11 |
| Alavi in the Marathi language | ||
| अलवी | alavi | 73.6 |
| आलवी | alavi | 8.25 |
| आळवी | alavi | 6.27 |
| अलावी | alavi | 3.96 |
| अळवी | alavi | 3.96 |
| अलिव | aliva | 1.65 |
| एलवी | elavi | 0.5 |
| ़़दळवी | dalavi | 0.33 |
| दळवी | dalavi | 0.33 |
| अलबी | alabi | 0.33 |
| लवी | lavi | 0.17 |
| Alavi in the Russian language | ||
| Алави | alavi | - |
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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 Alavi
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