Álava Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Álava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Alava (28,419) are calculated separately.
Álava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Álava Come From? nationality or country of origin
Álava occurs in Spain more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Alava. For other potential spellings of Álava click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Álava? popularity and diffusion
Álava is the 4,206,983rd most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Álava reside; 73 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 73 percent reside in Iberian Europe.
The last name is most commonly held in Spain, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 3,116,802. In Spain it is most frequent in: Madrid, where 47 percent live, Basque Country, where 27 percent live and Galicia, where 13 percent live. Besides Spain this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Ecuador, where 9 percent live and Colombia, where 5 percent live.
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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 Álava
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