Alavi is used as a family name or surname in Iran. It is 5 characters long in length.

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

How popular is Alavi?

Alavi is common in Iran.

Alavi is ranked 3506 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Alavis grew by 40.03623 per cent to 773 since 2000 and ranked 30277 after elevating 7558 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 68.05 71.38
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 15.65 13.77
Others 13.32 13.04
Hispanic or Latino 2.2 0.91
Alavi is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Iran which signifies that it is originated from Iran. Around 154246 people have been found who wears Alavi as their family name. Alavi is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
33,253 New Zealand9
32,472 Azerbaijan3
30,723 Georgia3
4,138 Bahrain3
15,591 Burkina Faso2
17,692 Armenia2
8,995 Uganda2
65,594 Belgium2
9,185 Hong Kong2
54,135 Philippines2
8,657 Lebanon2
20,595 China2
18,718 Thailand2
19,093 Finland2
19,046 Ireland2
174,544 Czech Republic1
120,357 Argentina1
6,820 Angola1
56,169 Mexico1
9,498 Iceland1
37,779 Serbia1
169,904 Brazil1
7,790 Zambia1
32,942 Uzbekistan1
492,292 Ukraine1
3,307 Malta1
5,872 Namibia1
34,581 Chile1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
11,510 Oman1
7,110 Bosnia1
29,046 Japan1
36,814 Romania1
6,212 Jamaica1
14,373 Jordan1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
10,683 Cyprus1
8,371 Syria1
11,831 Tajikistan1
10,958 Bangladesh1
16,073 Latvia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
59,023 Tanzania49
23,537 Switzerland45
46,313 Spain43
11,040 Scotland39
227,902 Russia37
8,214 Singapore35
20,233 Denmark25
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
26,972 Australia87
10,531 Norway72
16,172 Peru71
32,530 Netherlands71
5,314 Kuwait70
85,668 Italy56
Countries with hundreds of Alavi:
1,372 Bolivia876
1,624 United Arab Emirates650
17,127 Germany605
10,767 England586
4,155 Malaysia556
11,108 Canada352
17,557 Turkey349
7,729 Ghana320
33,969 France294
5,126 Austria236
1,946 Qatar126
8,002 Sweden116
Countries with thousands of Alavi:
549 Afghanistan5,694
1,890 Iraq2,279
21,414 India1,905
2,205 Saudi Arabia1,616
23,973 United States1,292
2,204 Sri Lanka1,174
Countries with ten thousands of Alavi:
837 Pakistan19,613
Countries with hundred thousands of Alavi:
72 Iran114,841
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Alavi Namesakes

  • Alireza Alavitabar, Political Scientist
  • Alireza Alavian, Sound Designer
  • Mohammad Alavi Gorgani, Ayatollah
  • Babak Alavi-Shushtari, Mathematician
  • Behrang Alavi, Film actor
  • Bhavika T. Alaviye, Actor
  • Yahya Alavi Fard, Author
  • Patrick Alavi, Musician
  • Hossein Alavi, Soccer player
  • Khurram Alavi, Film director

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