Rav Surname

9,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61,276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Rav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India60,7121:12,6341,032
Israel2331:36,7285,076
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
Cambodia351:442,4904,035
England241:2,321,58686,519
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
France71:9,488,960336,266
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

The alternate forms: Räv (1) are calculated separately.

Rav (5,836) may also be a first name.

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 found most in India. It can be rendered as: Räv. Click here for other possible spellings of Rav.

How Common Is The Last Name Rav? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 9,253rd most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 118,930 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Rav reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 87,250th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 5,836 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 60,712 people, or 1 in 12,634. In India Rav is primarily found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 29 percent are found, Bihar, where 21 percent are found and Rajasthan, where 11 percent are found. Outside of India it 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 surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.5% registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Räv891/
Raev865,617/
Ravt864,449/
Raav86128/
Ravf8674/
Rauv8645/
Raiv8619/
Rajv8618/
Rayv8618/
Ratv8612/
Ravì869/
Ravz867/
Reav865/
Rgav864/
Ravp862/
Ravs861/
Ravw861/
Rahv861/
Rrav861/
Ravh860/
Rahav75448/
Rathv7525/
Hraev7511/
Hravs758/
Reavs758/
Rahuv757/
Ravwt754/
Rajvd753/
Ravsz752/
Reavh752/
Raivs752/
Raajv752/
Rauvt751/
Rattv751/
Raavë751/
Rrhav751/
Rajvs751/
Rautv751/
Rzayv751/
Radtv751/
Rauvh751/
Rzaiv751/
Rab6727,061/
Raw676,379/
Raf673,384/
Rap672,991/
Rabova671,475/
Rov67980/
Rabová67340/
Rev67310/
Uanrav6781/
Rapova6777/
Rapová6719/
Rahiev674/
Rawová673/
Ravová673/
Rååhav673/
Rahaav672/
Ravova672/
Rafova671/
Reavws671/
Rauvff671/
Ravsch671/
Rafová671/
Röv671/

Rav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rav in the Hindi language
रावrava98.94
Rav in the Marathi language
रावrava96
रवrava3.27
Rav in the Arabic language
رآفraf-
رافraf-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rav
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