Rav Surname
Approximately 61,276 people bear this surname
Rav Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 60,712 | 1:12,634 | 1,032 |
| Israel | 233 | 1:36,728 | 5,076 |
| United States | 68 | 1:5,330,278 | 267,385 |
| Thailand | 41 | 1:1,722,886 | 219,200 |
| Cambodia | 35 | 1:442,490 | 4,035 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Italy | 21 | 1:2,912,223 | 98,106 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Taiwan | 15 | 1:1,562,983 | 10,375 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
The alternate forms: Räv (1) are calculated separately.
Rav (5,836) may also be a first name.
Rav Demographics
Average Male Rav Height
174.9 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Rav Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rav Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rav (Arabic: رآف, Hindi: राव, Marathi: राव) is most common in India. It may occur as: Räv. For other potential spellings of Rav click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rav? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rav is the 9,253rd most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 118,930 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Rav live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 87,250th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 5,836 people.
The surname is most frequent in India, where it is held by 60,712 people, or 1 in 12,634. In India Rav is primarily concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 29 percent are found, Bihar, where 21 percent are found and Rajasthan, where 11 percent are found. Outside of India this surname exists in 46 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Rav Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Rav last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the political party.
Rav earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.04% more than the national average, earning $48,345 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Räv | 89 | 1 | / |
| Raev | 86 | 5,617 | / |
| Ravt | 86 | 4,449 | / |
| Raav | 86 | 128 | / |
| Ravf | 86 | 74 | / |
| Rauv | 86 | 45 | / |
| Raiv | 86 | 19 | / |
| Rajv | 86 | 18 | / |
| Rayv | 86 | 18 | / |
| Ratv | 86 | 12 | / |
| Ravì | 86 | 9 | / |
| Ravz | 86 | 7 | / |
| Reav | 86 | 5 | / |
| Rgav | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ravp | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ravs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ravw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rahv | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rrav | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ravh | 86 | 0 | / |
| Rahav | 75 | 448 | / |
| Rathv | 75 | 25 | / |
| Hraev | 75 | 11 | / |
| Hravs | 75 | 8 | / |
| Reavs | 75 | 8 | / |
| Rahuv | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ravwt | 75 | 4 | / |
| Rajvd | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ravsz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Reavh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Raivs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Raajv | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rauvt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rattv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raavë | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rrhav | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rajvs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rautv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rzayv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Radtv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rauvh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rzaiv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rab | 67 | 27,061 | / |
| Raw | 67 | 6,379 | / |
| Raf | 67 | 3,384 | / |
| Rap | 67 | 2,991 | / |
| Rabova | 67 | 1,475 | / |
| Rov | 67 | 980 | / |
| Rabová | 67 | 340 | / |
| Rev | 67 | 310 | / |
| Uanrav | 67 | 81 | / |
| Rapova | 67 | 77 | / |
| Rapová | 67 | 19 | / |
| Rahiev | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rawová | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ravová | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rååhav | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rahaav | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ravova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rafova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reavws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rauvff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ravsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Röv | 67 | 1 | / |
Rav Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rav in the Hindi language | ||
| राव | rava | 98.94 |
| Rav in the Marathi language | ||
| राव | rava | 96 |
| रव | rava | 3.27 |
| Rav in the Arabic language | ||
| رآف | raf | - |
| راف | raf | - |
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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 Rav
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