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

Alev (Hindi: अलेव, Marathi: अलेव, Russian: Алев) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alev? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 106,023rd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,651,381 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Alev are found; 69 percent are found in West Asia and 68 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 31,528th most common first name at a global level It is held by 25,495 people.

Alev is most widespread in Turkey, where it is carried by 3,624 people, or 1 in 21,474. In Turkey Alev is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 25 percent are found, Hatay Province, where 9 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Turkey this last name exists 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 adherence of those carrying the Alev last name is predominantly 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% being 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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