Abu Alwa Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Abu Alwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 6 | 1:758,142 | 14,544 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
Abu Alwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Alwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abu Alwa is borne by more people in Palestine than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Abu Alwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Alwa? popularity and diffusion
Abu Alwa is the 7,117,718th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Abu Alwa reside; 86 percent reside in West Asia and 86 percent reside in Levant.
This last name is most commonly held in Palestine, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 758,142. In Palestine it is mostly concentrated in: Khan Yunis Governorate, where 83 percent are found and Jenin Governorate, where 17 percent are found. Besides Palestine it exists in one country. It also occurs in Egypt, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Halwa | 94 | 1,082 | / |
| Abou Halwa | 89 | 310 | / |
| Abu Alba | 88 | 7 | / |
| Abu Helwa | 82 | 458 | / |
| Abou Elwa | 82 | 2 | / |
| Abou Helwa | 78 | 18 | / |
| Abu Halbe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Abou-Alba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abou-Helwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abu Olba | 63 | 2 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abu Alwa
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