Allav Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Allav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Allav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania121:341,23914,334
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Allav (10) may also be a first name.

Allav Last Name Facts

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

Allav (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻼﻑ, Hindi: अल्लाव) is most common in Mauritania. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Allav? popularity and diffusion

Allav is the 4,649,889th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. Allav occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Allav are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Allav is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 341,239. In Mauritania Allav is most common in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 92 percent are found and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 8 percent are found. Besides Mauritania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Allaev911,121/
Allahv914/
Hallav912/
Allhav911/
Alav892,814/
Allyaev8310/
Gallavh831/
Hallaev831/
Allaf805,546/
Alaev804,064/
Allab802,001/
Galav80920/
Allaw80443/
Halav80253/
Allev8085/
Allap8035/
Allöv8014/
Aliav8013/
Allov8012/
Aalav806/
Alaiv802/
Alavw801/
Allóv801/
Aylav801/
Allabová772/
Allafová772/
Allabova772/
Hallavth771/
Hallab732,050/
Gallab731,196/
Alyaev73816/
Allaib73305/
Hallaf73283/
Gallap73251/
Halaev73222/
Hallap7388/
Gallov7383/
Allauw7363/
Ahlavt7347/
Aliaev7343/
Allowa7337/
Hallev7326/
Alleev7325/
Ellaev7325/
Allahf7320/
Allawh7318/
Gallaf7318/
Allova7315/
Galauv7314/
Alhaev7313/
Allapp7310/
Allaif739/
Alloev738/
Aaslav738/
Allafe737/
Haslav737/
Hallov735/
Allaff735/
Hallaw734/
Ahalav734/
Allahb734/
Halaiv733/
Aylaev732/
Allabh732/
Halayv732/
Ellavw731/
Gahlav731/
Aallaf731/
Allape731/
Allaph731/
Ailaev731/
Alavth731/
Atlasv731/
Haliav731/
Gailav731/
Alliap731/
Alliaw731/
Ajllab731/
Alaaiv731/
Alhlaf731/
Alhlab731/
Alhlap731/
Allatf731/
Allaup730/
Alev674,413/
Alap673,692/
Alab672,078/
Alaf67914/
Alov67599/
Alaw67544/
Galyauv67218/
Gallova67120/
Alabova6752/
Olav6738/
Aillape6738/
Hallauw6721/
Ellyaev6711/
Hallova6710/
Hallaib679/
Alapova677/
Elav677/
Gallaaf674/
Hallapp673/
Allahab673/
Allhaib673/
Hahlaev673/
Hollatv671/
Gaullab671/
Hallowa671/
Allhaff671/
Hallovs671/
Galiauv671/
Aillovd671/
Gallauw671/
Allhabd671/
Gallaip671/
Hallaff671/
Hailaev671/
Gallaub670/
Hallaws670/
Gallaup670/

Allav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Allav in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﻼﻑlaf-
Allav in the Hindi language
अल्लावallava66.67
अल्लवallava33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Allav
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