Cognome
Rava
The strongest concentration of Rava in US arrival records points to Piemonte, with 4 of 14 arrivals (29 percent) originating there.
14
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
10
Comuni of
origin
5
Regioni
represented
12
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Piemonte
4 of 14
29 percent of arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could your Rava line qualify for Italian citizenship?
The largest share of Rava arrivals came from Piemonte, most often from the provincia of Torino. If one of them is your ancestor, Italy may recognize you as a citizen under jure sanguinis (citizenship by descent).
The surname alone does not decide it. Each generation between that ancestor and you does: who naturalized, and when. Since the 2025 law, the number of generations matters too.
The checker goes back through your line one generation at a time. It is not legal advice, and it does not search for records.
Check your lineItalian-born ancestor
A Rava from Piemonte
Most often from Torino (TO)
Each generation between
Name and dates
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Persone notevoli
Notable Rava on Wikipedia
1860 · Ravenna
1878 · Milano
Adolfo RavÃ
IT1879 · Roma
Autunno RavÃ
IT1888 · Modena
1903 · Cernobbio
1916 · Cassine
1939 · Trieste
Lino Rava
IT1956 · Alessandria
Cristina Rava
IT1958 · Albenga
Daniela Rava
1961 · Ravenna
Eleonora Rava
1964 · Livorno
Alfredo Rava
1965 · Faenza
| Name | Born | Birthplace | Wiki |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luigi Rava | 1860 | Ravenna | ENIT |
| Maurizio Rava | 1878 | Milano | ENIT |
| Adolfo Ravà | 1879 | Roma | IT |
| Autunno Ravà | 1888 | Modena | IT |
| Carlo Enrico Rava | 1903 | Cernobbio | ENIT |
| Pietro Rava | 1916 | Cassine | ENIT |
| Enrico Rava | 1939 | Trieste | ENIT |
| Lino Rava | 1956 | Alessandria | IT |
| Cristina Rava | 1958 | Albenga | IT |
| Daniela Rava | 1961 | Ravenna | |
| Eleonora Rava | 1964 | Livorno | |
| Alfredo Rava | 1965 | Faenza |
Varianti grafiche
Spelling variants worth checking
- The spelling you know may not be the one in the records. For example, a family remembers Mansini, but the records read Mancini.
- If your spelling does not appear, a close variant in the list below may be the same family.
Variants are surfaced from the surname index, not from per-name research. None of these is guaranteed to be the same family as Rava.
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Rava was recorded between 1830 and 1912.