Spalva Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Spalva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 122 | 1:16,804 | 2,491 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Spalva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Spalva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Spalva (Russian: Спалва) is found most frequently in Latvia. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Spalva.
How Common Is The Last Name Spalva? popularity and diffusion
The last name Spalva is the 1,484,726th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Spalva reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 92 percent reside in Baltic Europe.
Spalva is most frequently occurring in Latvia, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 16,804. In Latvia it is mostly found in: Semigallia, where 33 percent reside, Latgale, where 25 percent reside and Vidzeme, where 21 percent reside. Apart from Latvia it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 6 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Spalva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spalva in the Russian language | ||
| Спалва | spalva | - |
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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 Spalva
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