Relves Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Relves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Relves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Relves (22) may also be a first name.

Relves Last Name Facts

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

The last name Relves is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Relves? popularity and diffusion

Relves is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Relves live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles. Relves is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 22 people.

The last name Relves is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England Relves is most common in: West Midlands, where 100 percent reside. Apart from England it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Relves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Relves has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Relves surname grew 240 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Relves Last Name Statistics demography

Relves earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $40,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rielves9273/
Reelves920/
Relve9135/
Rolves8398/
Relvie8315/
Relvea833/
Realve832/
Relvis831/
Relver831/
Rilves831/
Rielve831/
Relleve77928/
Rahlves7768/
Rielvez7723/
Reglive770/
Relva73879/
Relvi735/
Rilve733/
Relvy731/
Rellleve711/
Rolwes67444/
Railve671/
Realva670/
Rilver670/
Rolues670/
Rahlwes6232/
Rohlwes621/
Reyluis621/
Riglive620/
Rilva5545/
Rilvi552/
Reseloued531/
Reilwa501/
Reilby500/
Rolwis500/

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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
  • 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 Relves
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