Alava

See also: alava and Álava

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Álava, a Basque habitational surname.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæləvə/

Proper noun

Alava (plural Alavas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Alava is the 34967^th 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

• Patrick Hanks, Simon Lenarčič, Peter McClure, editors (2022), “Alava”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, via 23andMe, →DOI, →ISBN.
• “Alava”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Further reading

• Cape Alava on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Etymology

< alava, mainly adopted during the Fennicization of surnames in the early 20th century; possibly also directly from place names

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlɑʋɑ/, [ˈɑ̝lɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): A‧la‧va
• Hyphenation^(key): A‧la‧va

Proper noun

Alava

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Alava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		Alava	Alavat
genitive		Alavan	Alavien
partitive		Alavaa	Alavia
illative		Alavaan	Alaviin
		singular	plural
nominative		Alava	Alavat
accusative	nom.	Alava	Alavat
	gen.	Alavan
genitive		Alavan	Alavien Alavain rare
partitive		Alavaa	Alavia
inessive		Alavassa	Alavissa
elative		Alavasta	Alavista
illative		Alavaan	Alaviin
adessive		Alavalla	Alavilla
ablative		Alavalta	Alavilta
allative		Alavalle	Alaville
essive		Alavana	Alavina
translative		Alavaksi	Alaviksi
abessive		Alavatta	Alavitta
instructive		—	Alavin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Alava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Alavani Alavani accusative nom. Alavani Alavani gen. Alavani genitive Alavani Alavieni Alavaini rare partitive Alavaani Alaviani inessive Alavassani Alavissani elative Alavastani Alavistani illative Alavaani Alaviini adessive Alavallani Alavillani ablative Alavaltani Alaviltani allative Alavalleni Alavilleni essive Alavanani Alavinani translative Alavakseni Alavikseni abessive Alavattani Alavittani instructive — — comitative — Alavineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Alavasi Alavasi accusative nom. Alavasi Alavasi gen. Alavasi genitive Alavasi Alaviesi Alavaisi rare partitive Alavaasi Alaviasi inessive Alavassasi Alavissasi elative Alavastasi Alavistasi illative Alavaasi Alaviisi adessive Alavallasi Alavillasi ablative Alavaltasi Alaviltasi allative Alavallesi Alavillesi essive Alavanasi Alavinasi translative Alavaksesi Alaviksesi abessive Alavattasi Alavittasi instructive — — comitative — Alavinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Alavamme Alavamme accusative nom. Alavamme Alavamme gen. Alavamme genitive Alavamme Alaviemme Alavaimme rare partitive Alavaamme Alaviamme inessive Alavassamme Alavissamme elative Alavastamme Alavistamme illative Alavaamme Alaviimme adessive Alavallamme Alavillamme ablative Alavaltamme Alaviltamme allative Alavallemme Alavillemme essive Alavanamme Alavinamme translative Alavaksemme Alaviksemme abessive Alavattamme Alavittamme instructive — — comitative — Alavinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Alavanne Alavanne accusative nom. Alavanne Alavanne gen. Alavanne genitive Alavanne Alavienne Alavainne rare partitive Alavaanne Alavianne inessive Alavassanne Alavissanne elative Alavastanne Alavistanne illative Alavaanne Alaviinne adessive Alavallanne Alavillanne ablative Alavaltanne Alaviltanne allative Alavallenne Alavillenne essive Alavananne Alavinanne translative Alavaksenne Alaviksenne abessive Alavattanne Alavittanne instructive — — comitative — Alavinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Alavansa Alavansa accusative nom. Alavansa Alavansa gen. Alavansa genitive Alavansa Alaviensa Alavainsa rare partitive Alavaansa Alaviaan Alaviansa inessive Alavassaan Alavassansa Alavissaan Alavissansa elative Alavastaan Alavastansa Alavistaan Alavistansa illative Alavaansa Alaviinsa adessive Alavallaan Alavallansa Alavillaan Alavillansa ablative Alavaltaan Alavaltansa Alaviltaan Alaviltansa allative Alavalleen Alavallensa Alavilleen Alavillensa essive Alavanaan Alavanansa Alavinaan Alavinansa translative Alavakseen Alavaksensa Alavikseen Alaviksensa abessive Alavattaan Alavattansa Alavittaan Alavittansa instructive — — comitative — Alavineen Alavinensa

Statistics

• The surname Alava belongs to 243 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.