Alvå Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Alvå Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alvå Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Alvå Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alvå has its highest incidence in Sweden. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alvå? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Alvå reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Alvå is most common in Sweden, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 447,580. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Skåne County, where 36 percent live, Stockholm County, where 36 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 18 percent live. Excluding Sweden this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alvås898/
Alv86241/
Alvs7586/
Galv7548/
Elvå7510/
Alvd754/
Halv753/
Alwå753/
Aulv752/
Ealv751/
Alvz751/
Aelv751/
Alvw751/
Atlv751/
Alvës674/
Ailev673/
Alpås673/
Alvth673/
Alvws672/
Healv672/
Alvss671/
Alvìs671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Alvå
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