Alv Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Alv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan751:2,381,91821,272
Taiwan671:349,9222,772
Iran471:1,633,67162,881
Israel201:427,88233,464
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Alv (686) may also be a first name.

Alv Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alv (Russian: Альв) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Alv click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alv? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alv is the 1,041,601st most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Alv live; 52 percent live in South Asia and 51 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Alv is also the 315,870th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 686 people.

Alv is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 2,381,918. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 83 percent live and Sindh, where 17 percent live. Not including Pakistan this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 28 percent live and Iran, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alvs8686/
Galv8648/
Alvå8623/
Alvd864/
Halv863/
Aulv862/
Atlv861/
Ealv861/
Alvz861/
Aelv861/
Alvw861/
Alvås758/
Alvës754/
Ailev753/
Alvth753/
Healv752/
Alvws752/
Alvìs751/
Alvss751/
Alp6739,593/
Alb675,437/
Alf671,587/
Albova67333/
Alpova67318/
Autlev67274/
Alw67130/
Elv6786/
Alfova6738/
Hasløv6731/
Algeev6727/
Olv6716/
Albová679/
Ahylev673/
Ailvdh671/

Alv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alv in the Russian language
Альвalv-

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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 Alv
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