Explore the Family Name Alvi

The meaning of Alvi

1. Muslim (mainly Pakistan): from a predominantly Urdu variant of Alawi, a surname denoting descent from or association with Ali, the first imam of the Shiite Muslims. 2. Italian: probably a patronymic or plural form of a variant of Albo.

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How common is the last name Alvi in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Alvi has increased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Alvi was ranked as the 40,833rd most popular surname, but by 2010, it had moved up to 30,076th place, marking a significant increase of 26.34%. The count of people with this surname also grew from 504 in 2000 to 780 in 2010, representing an impressive 54.76% growth. Additionally, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people increased by 36.84%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,833	#30,076	26.34%
Count	504	780	54.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.26	36.84%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Alvi

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Alvi also shows some interesting shifts during the same period, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with the surname identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, rising from 73.41% in 2000 to 88.21% in 2010. There's been a decrease in individuals identifying as two or more races, tumbling from 12.10% to 2.95%, and those identifying as White also declined from 11.11% to 7.56%. The percentage of persons identifying as Hispanic fell to 1.15% in 2010 from 1.98% in 2000. No change was observed for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native, remaining at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	73.41%	88.21%	20.16%
White	11.11%	7.56%	-31.95%
Two or More Races	12.1%	2.95%	-75.62%
Hispanic	1.98%	1.15%	-41.92%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%