English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Álava, a Basque habitational surname.
Proper noun
Alava (plural Alavas)
- A surname.
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.
Further reading
Finnish
Etymology
< alava
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑlɑʋɑ/, [ˈɑ̝lɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑlɑʋɑ
- Syllabification(key): A‧la‧va
- Hyphenation(key): A‧la‧va
Proper noun
Alava
- a Finnish surname
Declension
| Inflection of Alava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Alava
|
Alavat
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| genitive
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Alavan
|
Alavien
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| partitive
|
Alavaa
|
Alavia
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| illative
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Alavaan
|
Alaviin
|
|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
Alava
|
Alavat
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Alava
|
Alavat
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| gen.
|
Alavan
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| genitive
|
Alavan
|
Alavien
Alavain rare
|
| partitive
|
Alavaa
|
Alavia
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| inessive
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Alavassa
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Alavissa
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| elative
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Alavasta
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Alavista
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| illative
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Alavaan
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Alaviin
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| adessive
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Alavalla
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Alavilla
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| ablative
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Alavalta
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Alavilta
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| allative
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Alavalle
|
Alaville
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| essive
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Alavana
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Alavina
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| translative
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Alavaksi
|
Alaviksi
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| abessive
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Alavatta
|
Alavitta
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| instructive
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—
|
Alavin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Alavani
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Alavani
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| accusative
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nom.
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Alavani
|
Alavani
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| gen.
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Alavani
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| genitive
|
Alavani
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Alavieni
Alavaini rare
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| partitive
|
Alavaani
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Alaviani
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| inessive
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Alavassani
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Alavissani
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| elative
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Alavastani
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Alavistani
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| illative
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Alavaani
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Alaviini
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| adessive
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Alavallani
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Alavillani
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| ablative
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Alavaltani
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Alaviltani
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| allative
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Alavalleni
|
Alavilleni
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| essive
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Alavanani
|
Alavinani
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| translative
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Alavakseni
|
Alavikseni
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| abessive
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Alavattani
|
Alavittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
Alavineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Alavasi
|
Alavasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Alavasi
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Alavasi
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| gen.
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Alavasi
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| genitive
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Alavasi
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Alaviesi
Alavaisi rare
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| partitive
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Alavaasi
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Alaviasi
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| inessive
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Alavassasi
|
Alavissasi
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| elative
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Alavastasi
|
Alavistasi
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| illative
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Alavaasi
|
Alaviisi
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| adessive
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Alavallasi
|
Alavillasi
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| ablative
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Alavaltasi
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Alaviltasi
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| allative
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Alavallesi
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Alavillesi
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| essive
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Alavanasi
|
Alavinasi
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| translative
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Alavaksesi
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Alaviksesi
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| abessive
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Alavattasi
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Alavittasi
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
Alavinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Alavamme
|
Alavamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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Alavamme
|
Alavamme
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| gen.
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Alavamme
|
| genitive
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Alavamme
|
Alaviemme
Alavaimme rare
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| partitive
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Alavaamme
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Alaviamme
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| inessive
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Alavassamme
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Alavissamme
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| elative
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Alavastamme
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Alavistamme
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| illative
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Alavaamme
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Alaviimme
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| adessive
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Alavallamme
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Alavillamme
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| ablative
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Alavaltamme
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Alaviltamme
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| allative
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Alavallemme
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Alavillemme
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| essive
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Alavanamme
|
Alavinamme
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| translative
|
Alavaksemme
|
Alaviksemme
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| abessive
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Alavattamme
|
Alavittamme
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Alavinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Alavanne
|
Alavanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Alavanne
|
Alavanne
|
| gen.
|
Alavanne
|
| genitive
|
Alavanne
|
Alavienne
Alavainne rare
|
| partitive
|
Alavaanne
|
Alavianne
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| inessive
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Alavassanne
|
Alavissanne
|
| elative
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Alavastanne
|
Alavistanne
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| illative
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Alavaanne
|
Alaviinne
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| adessive
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Alavallanne
|
Alavillanne
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| ablative
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Alavaltanne
|
Alaviltanne
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| allative
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Alavallenne
|
Alavillenne
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| essive
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Alavananne
|
Alavinanne
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| translative
|
Alavaksenne
|
Alaviksenne
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| abessive
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Alavattanne
|
Alavittanne
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
Alavinenne
|
| third-person possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Alavansa
|
Alavansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Alavansa
|
Alavansa
|
| gen.
|
Alavansa
|
| genitive
|
Alavansa
|
Alaviensa
Alavainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
Alavaansa
|
Alaviaan
Alaviansa
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| inessive
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Alavassaan
Alavassansa
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Alavissaan
Alavissansa
|
| elative
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Alavastaan
Alavastansa
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Alavistaan
Alavistansa
|
| illative
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Alavaansa
|
Alaviinsa
|
| adessive
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Alavallaan
Alavallansa
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Alavillaan
Alavillansa
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| ablative
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Alavaltaan
Alavaltansa
|
Alaviltaan
Alaviltansa
|
| allative
|
Alavalleen
Alavallensa
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Alavilleen
Alavillensa
|
| essive
|
Alavanaan
Alavanansa
|
Alavinaan
Alavinansa
|
| translative
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Alavakseen
Alavaksensa
|
Alavikseen
Alaviksensa
|
| abessive
|
Alavattaan
Alavattansa
|
Alavittaan
Alavittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Alavineen
Alavinensa
|
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Statistics
- The surname Alava belongs to 247 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.