Jalv Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Norway

Jalv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jalv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Jalv Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jalv occurs more in Taiwan more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jalv? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Jalv live; 50 percent live in East Asia and 50 percent live in Sino-East Asia.

The surname is most frequently held in Taiwan, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 5,861,186. In Taiwan Jalv is most prevalent in: Taipei City, where 75 percent reside and Taichung City, where 25 percent reside. Apart from Taiwan this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 25 percent reside and Pakistan, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jgalv891/
Jalb75414/
Salv75111/
Jalf7543/
Calv757/
Jalw755/
Jalp755/
Halv753/
Zalv751/
Ealv751/
Yalev6711/
Hjalf6710/
Khalv674/
Healv672/
Sallv672/
Jalbz672/
Joolv671/
Sailv671/
Zalvd671/
Jhalp671/
Jalft671/
Saalv671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Jalv
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis