Valav Surname
Approximately 749 people bear this surname
Valav Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 723 | 1:1,060,948 | 44,042 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Valav (92) may also be a first name.
Valav Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Valav Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Valav (Hindi: वलव, Marathi: वळव, Russian: Валав) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Valav? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 452,985th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 9,729,701 people. The surname Valav occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Valav reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Valav is also the 992,070th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 92 people.
It is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 723 people, or 1 in 1,060,948. In India Valav is primarily found in: Gujarat, where 96 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 3 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 0 percent are found. Other than India Valav occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Valav Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Valav in the Marathi language | ||
| वळव | valava | 81.08 |
| वाळव | valava | 10.81 |
| वळवी | valavi | 5.41 |
| वलव | valava | 2.7 |
| Valav in the Hindi language | ||
| वलव | valava | 50 |
| वालव | valava | 25 |
| वलवीर | valavira | 25 |
| Valav in the Russian language | ||
| Валав | valav | - |
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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 Valav
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