How common is the surname Alva?

6,026 people in the United States had the surname Alva in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,236 Americans. It ranked 5,750th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Alva?

Tony Alva, American skateboarder and entrepreneur, followed by Piero Alva.

Where is the surname Alva most common?

Wikidata records people named Alva in the United States and Peru.

Is the surname Alva getting more or less common?

More common. 4,573 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,026 in 2010, up 32%.

Is Alva also a first name?

Yes. Alva is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Alva

A surname, carried by 6,026 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A410 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Alva is more common than 96.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,026 people named Alva in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 51,236 Americans. That is up 32% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,573.

#5,750

rank among US surnames

6,026

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+31.8%

change since 2000 (was #6,796)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,741	Duron	6,037	51,142
#5,742	Cordes	6,035	51,159
#5,743	Lampkin	6,034	51,168
#5,746	Maes	6,033	51,176
#5,747	Ehrlich	6,031	51,193
#5,748	Bott	6,029	51,210
#5,749	Schaub	6,027	51,227

Who is named Alva

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

84% of people named Alva identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 10% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 84%
White (not Hispanic) 10%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Two or more races 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Alvas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tony Alva
American skateboarder and entrepreneur, born 1957
Piero Alva
Association football player, born 1979

Notable Alvas come mostly from the United States (1) and Peru (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Alva

Alva has the Soundex code A410, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A410.

Questions

How common is the surname Alva?: 6,026 people in the United States had the surname Alva in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,236 Americans. It ranked 5,750th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Alva?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Alva identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 10% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Alva?: Tony Alva, American skateboarder and entrepreneur, followed by Piero Alva.
Where is the surname Alva most common?: Wikidata records people named Alva in the United States and Peru.
Is the surname Alva getting more or less common?: More common. 4,573 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,026 in 2010, up 32%.
Is Alva also a first name?: Yes. Alva is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.