How Many People Have the Last Name Alva?
people had the surname Alva in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 49,020 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Hispanic or Latino
Change Since 2000
+1,453 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Alva (84.5%) are Hispanic or Latino. The next largest group, 10.3%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are Hispanic or Latino, Alva ranks #858. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Alva grew from 4,573 people in 2000 to 6,026 in 2010 (up 31.8%), and its rank rose from #6,796 to #5,750.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 4,573 | 6,026 |
| Rank | #6,796 | #5,750 |
| Per 100,000 people | 1.7 | 2.04 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Alva
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Alva: A410
👤 Alva as a First Name
Alva is a first name too: about 5,477 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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