Alvah Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Alvah Surname Definition:

ALVAH: From the parish of Alvah in Banffshire. George Murdo Alvah from King Edward served in the first Great War (Turriff).

Alvah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel1751:48,9016,443
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Alvah (1,277) may also be a first name.

Alvah Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

ALVAH: From the parish of Alvah in Banffshire. George Murdo Alvah from King Edward served in the first Great War (Turriff).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Alvah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alvah (Arabic: الفاح, Marathi: वाह) is most common in Israel. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alvah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,148,257th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 34,868,641 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Alvah reside; 84 percent reside in West Asia and 84 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 220,641st most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,277 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Israel, where it is borne by 175 people, or 1 in 48,901. In Israel it is mostly found in: Haifa District, where 58 percent are found, Northern District, where 33 percent are found and Jerusalem District, where 4 percent are found. Besides Israel this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Alvah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Alvah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Alvah last name decreased 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Halvah9118/
Alvash915/
Alvaha911/
Alva8977,612/
Galva804,135/
Alfah801,229/
Halva80638/
Alvea80517/
Alvas80300/
Alwah80295/
Alvau80216/
Alvaz80104/
Alvay8078/
Alvaç8059/
Alvat8051/
Alvađ8039/
Alvad8030/
Alvai8025/
Ailva8019/
Olvah8015/
Aalva8013/
Alvaa804/
Ealva803/
Aelva802/
Elvah801/
Allva801/
Halwah738,219/
Halvai731,026/
Alfaha73259/
Halvat73243/
Halfah73144/
Halvas73135/
Albahy73130/
D'Alva73126/
Olvach73105/
Aulfah7336/
Galvea7336/
Haluah7324/
Alvais7317/
Hallva7315/
Halvaš7311/
Galvau7310/
Halvaz739/
Alwahy739/
Albaih737/
Halvad736/
Galvay735/
Alveas735/
Aislva735/
Alwaha735/
Alwach735/
Alwahs734/
Galvai733/
Alvaiz733/
Alwaih733/
Ailvas732/
Aluaha732/
Galfah732/
Alphah732/
Galvaj732/
Aluash731/
Galuah731/
Alvaud731/
Alveau731/
Alfadh731/
Halvaa731/
Halvaj731/
Alvead731/
Alwaah731/
Alwajh731/
Alwath731/
Allvoh731/
Aulbah731/
Allwah731/
Alwahj731/
Alfahs731/
Albeah731/
Alfaih731/
Alyuah731/
Galvaa731/
Allvea730/
Alvosh730/
Alba67156,743/
Alfa6770,054/
Alua6716,421/
Alwa678,973/
Elva671,434/
Alvo67999/
Olva67301/
Alwahah67108/
Alvaggi6711/
Holvach677/
Alhwash675/
Albahai674/
Alwahas674/
Galwaha674/
Alwhash674/
Alwahap674/
Alwadth673/
Halwahs673/
Aluhash673/
Ahalvat672/
Alwahyd672/
Alfahdd672/
Halvaai671/
Halvaaj671/
Alvaova671/
Alluach671/
Álva671/
Halvosh671/
Hallvas671/
Galveau671/
Alvà671/
Alwatch671/
Allfath671/
Alfaash671/
Alfahdh671/
Aluhaha671/
Hallfah671/
Halwach670/
Galuaha670/

Alvah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alvah in the Marathi language
वाहvaha-
Alvah in the Arabic language
الفاحalfah-
الفاهalfah-

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