About Alava
The surname Alava is of Basque origin and is derived from the place name Alava, which is a province in northern Spain. The name Alava is believed to have originated from the Basque word "alaba," meaning "floodplain" or "lowland." Therefore, the surname Alava likely denotes someone who either hailed from the province of Alava or had ancestral ties to the region.
The surname Alava is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Alava based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Alava is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Alava in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Alava using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.