Şalva Surname

844,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Şalva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Şalva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3241:240,19016,855
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Salva (32,332), Šalva (1), Salvá (190), Salvà (106) & Salvã (1) are calculated separately.

Şalva (12) may also be a first name.

Şalva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Şalva is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Salva, Šalva, Salvá, Salvà or Salvã. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Şalva? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 844,382nd most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,423,218 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Şalva live; 89 percent live in West Asia and 89 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Şalva is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 12 people.

Şalva is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is held by 324 people, or 1 in 240,190. In Turkey it is most common in: Malatya Province, where 42 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 19 percent are found and Sanliurfa Province, where 16 percent are found. Beside Turkey Şalva occurs in one country. It is also found in Belgium, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salva9332,332/
Šalva931/
Salvá87190/
Salvà87106/
Salvã871/
Zalva8047/
Salvat734,075/
Salvai731,767/
Salvas731,689/
Salvay73769/
Salvad73278/
Shalva7393/
Szalva7376/
Chalva7370/
Sailva7359/
Salvaj7347/
Saalva7337/
Zalvai738/
Salvau737/
Salvaa735/
Salvah735/
Salvaz733/
Sealva731/
Salvìa731/
Shalvay6730/
Chalvas6719/
Szalvay6717/
Salvatt6710/
Zsalvai678/
D'Salva676/
Chalvad675/
Salvaus675/
Shalvah673/
Sagliva673/
Salvait671/
Sahlvaz671/
Saallva671/
Szalvai671/
Salvaiz671/
Sailvai671/
Salvaha671/
Sialvai671/
Saullva671/
Salvach670/
Salvash670/

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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 Şalva
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