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 last name Rav (Arabic: رآف, Hindi: राव, Marathi: राव) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Räv. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rav? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 9,253rd most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 118,930 people. The surname Rav occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Rav are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 87,250th most common first name on earth, held by 5,836 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 60,712 people, or 1 in 12,634. In India Rav is most frequent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 29 percent live, Bihar, where 21 percent live and Rajasthan, where 11 percent live. Beside India this surname occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
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 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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