Alven Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Alven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1931:280,71327,626
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
India161:47,941,586492,263
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Alvén (186) are calculated separately.

Alven (4,116) may also be a first name.

Alven Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alven (Georgian: ალვენ, Marathi: वेन, Russian: Алвен) is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also be found as: Alvén. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alven? popularity and diffusion

Alven is the 730,373rd most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 18,356,539 people. Alven is primarily found in Africa, where 49 percent of Alven are found; 49 percent are found in Southern Africa and 49 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Alven is also the 108,434th most numerous forename globally, borne by 4,116 people.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 193 people, or 1 in 280,713. In South Africa Alven is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 53 percent live, Western Cape, where 21 percent live and Gauteng, where 17 percent live. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and Malaysia, where 6 percent live.

Alven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Alven has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,557 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Alven Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Alven last name are 11.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.29% registered with the political party.

The amount Alven earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.15% less than the national average, earning R 70,932 per year and in United States they earn 13.98% more than the national average, earning $49,181 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alvén93186/
Galven9176/
Alveyn9125/
Alveen9120/
Alvøen9110/
Alveng9110/
Alvein916/
Alvent916/
Alvien912/
Alvene912/
Halven912/
Alvesn911/
Alvean911/
Alvhein831/
Galvein831/
Gaulven831/
Alvesen830/
Alvin806,310/
Elven80416/
Alvem8019/
Olven809/
Alvyn809/
Alvín803/
Galvin7332,782/
Alvine73789/
Alvina73698/
Allvin73395/
Golven73200/
Alving73164/
Albean73122/
Halvin73110/
Holven73100/
Helven7372/
Alweyn7355/
Galvín7319/
Alvain7314/
Albene7313/
Alväng7312/
Allvén7311/
Albein7310/
Olveng739/
Alvind737/
Alvion736/
Galvén735/
Halvyn735/
Elvein735/
Elveen734/
Aalvin733/
Aulvin733/
Alwein732/
Olvein731/
Ellven731/
Alwene731/
Alvoin731/
Alwenh731/
Alhvin731/
Alueyn731/
Halvem731/
Olvien730/
Olvent730/
Eulven730/
Allwein67595/
Alvheim67323/
Galvina67229/
Galvain67171/
Goulven67162/
Aalvink6770/
Allvine6726/
Olvesen6723/
Albegne6717/
Hallvin6713/
Albeten6712/
Alweenh675/
Gallvin673/
Holvein672/
Halwein672/
Galbean672/
Halväng672/
Alvinne671/
Albeïne671/
Galvoin671/
Gailvin671/
Gaulvin671/
Halving671/
Albetin671/
Allwene671/
Alvisin671/
Alvigne671/
Golvein671/
Aelwein670/
Halvine670/
Halbein670/
Galvion670/
Galbein670/
Albesin670/

Alven Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alven in the Georgian language
ალვენalven-
Alven in the Marathi language
वेनvena-
Alven in the Russian language
Алвенalven-

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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 Alven
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