Yalva Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Yalva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yalva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey841:926,44643,135
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Yalva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yalva (Marathi: यलवा, Russian: Йалва) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yalva? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,020,555th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Yalva live; 74 percent live in West Asia and 74 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname Yalva is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 926,446. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Bursa Province, where 36 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 33 percent reside and Konya Province, where 12 percent reside. Other than Turkey Yalva occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yalvaç917,631/
Yalwa804,499/
Jalva8057/
Yalba8056/
Yalua8054/
Yalvi8047/
Yalve8018/
Yalvy804/
Ealva803/
Yalvo801/
Ialva801/
Yolva801/
Yatlevad771/
Yalewa731,075/
Yalevi7365/
Yalbai7335/
Yaleba7327/
Yalwai7315/
Jalvas737/
Yalwad734/
Jalvat734/
Ijalva733/
Yalbas733/
Yalbaz733/
Yaluha733/
Jalvad732/
Jhalva732/
Jalvay731/
Yalveh731/
Yalver730/
Yalvey730/
Jalvaja675/
Yalwaja671/
Yaluhas671/
Hijalva671/
Yasilua671/
Yaselua671/
Yallewa671/
Yalveis671/
Yaluayi671/
Yalebah671/

Yalva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yalva in the Marathi language
यलवाyalava-
Yalva in the Russian language
Йалваjalva-

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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 Yalva
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