Elva Surname

271,656th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Elva Surname User-submission:

The surname Elva or Alva has several meanings. It means 'white one' in Spanish, 'leader of the elves' in Gaelic, and 'elf' in Swedish.

Elva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4721:280,18925,216
Haiti2051:52,1173,111
Mauritania1361:30,1092,495
United States1261:2,876,658169,773
Saint Lucia1191:1,502278
Argentina551:777,15351,982
Papua New Guinea551:148,24920,445
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
China361:37,981,1552,028
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Estonia191:69,56912,771
England181:3,095,448105,421
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Finland141:392,62226,475
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
France31:22,140,907385,998
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Macau11:601,6301,582
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Elva (227,013) may also be a first name.

Elva Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Elva or Alva has several meanings. It means 'white one' in Spanish, 'leader of the elves' in Gaelic, and 'elf' in Swedish.

- nidho

Elva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elva (Georgian: ელვა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻟﻒ, Hindi: एलवा, Russian: Эльва) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elva? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 271,656th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,081,971 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Elva are found; 34 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 33 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Elva is also the 4,624th most widely held first name globally, held by 227,013 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 472 people, or 1 in 280,189. In Indonesia Elva is primarily found in: West Sumatra, where 27 percent are found, Riau Islands, where 12 percent are found and Riau, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia Elva is found in 47 countries. It is also found in Haiti, where 14 percent are found and Mauritania, where 9 percent are found.

Elva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Elva has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Elva last name increased 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elva Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Elva surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.89% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Elva earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 36.02% less than the national average, earning $27,606 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning $48,025 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elvas893,375/
Helva89735/
Gelva89115/
Elvaz8972/
Elvay8932/
Elvea8926/
Elvad896/
Ealva893/
Yelva892/
Elvau892/
Aelva892/
Ielva891/
Elvai891/
Elvat891/
Elvah891/
Jelva891/
Eslva891/
Eilva891/
Elvaus8038/
Helvai8028/
Helvas8027/
Helvad8022/
Elvaiz807/
Jelvai803/
Helvay802/
Helvaz802/
Ellvad801/
Eslvat801/
Gelvay801/
Elvais801/
Elveas801/
Ellvea801/
Jelvas801/
Elviea801/
Alva7577,612/
Elba753,228/
Elvy751,271/
Elvi751,192/
Elwa751,026/
Elve75916/
Elua75521/
Olva75301/
Ilva7591/
Elvo7524/
Elvé758/
Ylva757/
Eslvath738/
Elbaz6745,890/
Elvis6711,742/
Helwa677,700/
Helvi676,159/
Yelwa672,645/
Elbay672,195/
Gelua671,962/
Elver671,439/
Elvey67912/
Elbaş67908/
Olvea67751/
Halva67638/
Elves67637/
Elbat67637/
Helve67561/
Alvea67517/
Helba67403/
Elbah67384/
Elway67371/
Elbas67314/
Elvie67224/
Alvau67216/
Alvah67209/
Gilva67196/
Gelve67179/
Helvy67160/
Eluay67152/
Ilvay67145/
Yelua67110/
Holva6787/
Alvay6778/
Gelba6768/
Elwai6761/
Jelua6760/
Elwau6754/
Elvit6746/
Alvađ6739/
Elvys6735/
Hilva6732/
Elvet6731/
Elvej6731/
Ealba6730/
Helua6726/
Alvai6725/
Elvio6725/
Elviz6725/
Elvér6720/
Ailva6719/
Elwaa6719/
Olvah6715/
Ilvas6714/
Elbau6714/
Aalva6713/
Elvee6713/
Elvih6713/
Yelba6711/
Hylva6711/
Elvøy6711/
Ollva6710/
Elväs6710/
Elbad678/
Oilva678/
Elbai678/
Gelvi678/
Elvou678/
Elwap677/
Jelwa676/
Eluas676/
Ehlwa675/
Elvhi674/
Alvaa674/
Elvez674/
Elbaa674/
Elwua674/
Elvos674/
Elhua674/
Elhwa674/
Ellvy673/
Elvui673/
Eilua673/
Elhba673/
Jilva673/
Ellve672/
Elvid672/
Ellua672/
Ellvi672/
Jelba672/
Gelvo672/
Ellwa672/
Ealvo672/
Elvod671/
Iolva671/
Elbayova671/
Elbea671/
Eelvi671/
Elveh671/
Elviy671/
Elvoy671/
Aelua671/
Iilva671/
Ielve671/
Islva671/
Ilvai671/
Helvé671/
Gelvé671/
Elvás671/
Elvei671/
Eilvi671/
Elbaj671/
Eulwa671/
Allva671/
Yolva671/
Elbga671/
Ylvas671/
Aelwa671/
Ealwa671/
Elvip671/
Ilvea670/
Gelvy670/
Elved670/

Elva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elva in the Georgian language
ელვაelva-
Elva in the Hindi language
एलवाelava66.67
एल्वाelva33.33
Elva in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻟﻒalf29.41
ﺍﻟﻒalf25.49
ﺍﻟﻔﺎalfa13.73
ﺃﻟﻔﻪalfh11.76
ﺍﻟﻔﻪalfh11.76
ﺃﻟﻔﺎalfa5.88
ﺁﻟﻔﺎalfa1.96
Elva in the Russian language
Эльваelva-

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