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Alava
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alava Álava
English
Etymology
Borrowed from en es Álava, a en eu - habitational surname.
Pronunciation
en /ˈæləvə/
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Alava is the 34967th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 645 individuals. Alava is most common among Hispanic/Latino (79.22%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (13.02%) individuals.
References
w:Patrick Hanks; Simon Lenarčič; Peter McClure Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd Oxford University Press 2022 10.1093/acref/9780190245115.001.0001 9780190245115 Alava https://discover.23andme.com/last-name/Alava 23andMe.
Further reading
Cape Alava
en surnames from Basque surnames from Spanish
Finnish
Etymology
From fi alava, mainly adopted during the Fennicization of surnames in the early 20th century; possibly also directly from place names.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi Finnish
Declension
Alav a
Statistics
dvv_20250813 243
References