Alvå Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Alvå Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
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.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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