Alava is used as a family name or surname in Ecuador. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Alava
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ecuador
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Alava

How popular is Alava?

Alava is common in Ecuador.

Alava is ranked 18925 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Alavas grew by 38.11563 per cent to 645 since 2000 and ranked 34967 after elevating 8579 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 79.22 76.87
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 13.02 10.28
White 5.74 9.85
Black 1.09 1.71
Others 0.93 1.28
Alava is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Ecuador which signifies that it is originated from Ecuador. Around 27521 people have been found who wears Alava as their family name. Alava is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
179,761 Australia6
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
118,441 Germany2
787 Andorra2
14,408 Uruguay2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
5,589 Sudan1
29,595 Iran1
30,360 Thailand1
37,493 Austria1
174,544 Czech Republic1
91,024 Belgium1
4,942 Libya1
10,190 Bahrain1
289,511 England1
118,015 Netherlands1
165,773 Belarus1
47,891 Norway1
21,562 Portugal1
24,176 Qatar1
492,292 Ukraine1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
67,981 Canada43
36,547 Switzerland27
15,050 Singapore18
406,964 Russia14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
67,110 Italy90
104,308 France86
12,007 Chile72
Countries with hundreds of Alava:
40,566 United States685
3,337 Colombia664
4,524 Peru598
53,452 India553
2,375 Finland350
14,022 Mexico288
6,997 Venezuela226
31,005 Argentina164
69,781 Brazil127
Countries with thousands of Alava:
4,557 Philippines2,964
2,766 Spain1,713
Countries with ten thousands of Alava:
176 Ecuador18,808
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Comments

E
Eugenio Pelosi
 The origin of the name is Basque etymology of the name comes from the name of the Basque province of alava this precise patronymic family origin.

Alava Namesakes

  • Alekos Alavanos, Greek Politician
  • Julián de Zulueta, 1st Marquis of Álava, Politician
  • Miguel Ricardo de Álava y Esquivel, Spanish statesman
  • Ave Alavainu, Poet
  • Miguel Ricardo de Álava y Esquivel, Spanish statesman
  • Olga Álava, Model
  • Olga Álava, Model
  • Olga Álava, Model
  • Olga Álava, Model

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