Alev Surname

106,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Estonia

Alev Surname User-submission:

From Ottoman Turkish 'آلو' (alev), from Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (alav), a derivation from Proto-Turkic *yal- ('to burn, blaze; flame').

Alev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3,6241:21,4742,514
Estonia2071:6,386745
Nigeria1721:1,029,90043,269
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Russia571:2,528,475145,724
Ukraine341:1,338,903111,766
Bulgaria341:205,26211,205
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
France281:2,372,240182,981
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Azerbaijan201:482,4569,378
Northern Cyprus171:18,7654,655
Austria151:567,69652,281
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Kyrgyzstan81:746,58248,952
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England41:13,929,515290,718
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Alev (25,495) may also be a first name.

Alev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From Ottoman Turkish 'آلو' (alev), from Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (alav), a derivation from Proto-Turkic *yal- ('to burn, blaze; flame').

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Alev Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Alev Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Alev (Hindi: अलेव, Marathi: अलेव, Russian: Алев) is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alev? popularity and diffusion

Alev is the 106,023rd most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,651,381 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Alev reside; 69 percent reside in West Asia and 68 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 31,528th most numerous first name in the world, held by 25,495 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 3,624 people, or 1 in 21,474. In Turkey Alev is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 25 percent are found, Hatay Province, where 9 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 6 percent are found. Besides Turkey Alev is found in 44 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 5 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Alev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Alev last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Alev last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Alev earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.9% more than the national average, earning $51,735 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aliev89364,208/
Aleev894,231/
Alaev894,064/
Aloev891,056/
Galev89983/
Aleva89921/
Halev89148/
Allev8985/
Alevs8910/
Aulev897/
Aleiv894/
Ailev893/
Aslev893/
Alevh892/
Algev891/
Aelev891/
Ahlev891/
Galeev8014,276/
Alleva802,135/
Allaev801,121/
Galeva801,094/
Alyaev80816/
Aaliev80622/
Agliev80439/
Haleev80322/
Autlev80274/
Haslev80254/
Halaev80222/
Alliev8067/
Aileva8067/
Aliaev8043/
Haliev8034/
Algeev8027/
Hallev8026/
Alleev8025/
Asleev8016/
Alhaev8013/
Auleva8011/
Haulev809/
Alloev808/
Gallev806/
Ahleev805/
Galeiv804/
Ahylev803/
Aylaev802/
Alheev802/
Haloev802/
Ayliev801/
Ayleev801/
Aaleev801/
Ailaev801/
Ailiev801/
Alhiev801/
Atleev801/
Halevs801/
Gaulev801/
Aislev801/
Ağalev801/
Gahlev801/
Alheva801/
Aleb7515,503/
Alav752,814/
Alef751,032/
Alep75718/
Alov75599/
Olev75275/
Aliv75158/
Alew75157/
Elev75130/
Alyv752/
Élev751/
Alepova7397/
Hahloev7338/
Gaileva7312/
Alevová7311/
Hauleva7311/
Galleev7310/
Allyaev7310/
Hahalev737/
Hahylev735/
Halliev734/
Hahlaev733/
Galleva732/
Alevova732/
D'Aleva732/
Ağaliev732/
Gauleva732/
Hathlev731/
Hatleyv731/
Hallaev731/
Hailaev731/
Golev674,029/
Alova672,065/
Aulov671,732/
Galeb671,207/
Halyv67753/
Halep67707/
Eloev67673/
Elaev67656/
Alief67621/
Aliov67552/
Holev67548/
Alife67485/
D'Alleva67467/
Halef67431/
Eleev67370/
Alipe67333/
Alefs67305/
Galiv67293/
Halav67253/
Aleff67238/
Eliev67216/
Aliew67132/
Oleva67123/
Alebs67122/
Ailef67116/
Alefe67115/
Oliev67102/
Halov6798/
Aleef6784/
Alepe6780/
Haleb6771/
Galef6761/
Oloev6749/
Olaev6748/
Aylov6743/
Alyov6742/
Aleph6740/
Allef6739/
Atleb6734/
Oleev6733/
Alleb6732/
Galep6730/
Eylev6730/
Oslev6726/
Auleb6725/
Ailep6723/
Aleaf6718/
Alebd6718/
Allav6718/
Otlev6717/
Haliv6717/
Aleew6717/
Hahaleva6714/
Allöv6714/
Aliav6713/
Allov6712/
Ailov6712/
Aalef6710/
Aulep6710/
Alieb677/
Allew676/
Aalav676/
Aleeb676/
Aliep676/
Aleiw676/
Ahlef675/
Alaew675/
Allep675/
Hahyleva675/
Halew674/
Alivp673/
Aloyv673/
Alaef673/
Ahlew673/
Halepova673/
Ahlov673/
Alivs672/
Aleab672/
Aleps672/
Aleap672/
Alheb672/
Helev672/
Alaiv672/
Olgev671/
Eleuv671/
Gallehev671/
Aaliv671/
Aalov671/
Alivt671/
Ailiv671/
Aleep671/
Alhov671/
Alavw671/
Auliv671/
Aslew671/
Hahalevs671/
Ehlev671/
Aloew671/
Alebz671/
Aleib671/
Alept671/
Alivz671/
Aslef671/
Aylef671/
Aulew671/
Aylew671/
Aaleb671/
Ohlev671/
Alhef671/
Alhew671/
Aleuf670/
Aslep670/
Aylep670/

Alev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alev in the Hindi language
अलेवaleva-
Alev in the Marathi language
अलेवaleva-
Alev in the Russian language
Алевalev-

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