Alanao Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Solomon Islands
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Alanao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alanao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Solomon Islands421:13,8102,567
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898

Alanao Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Alanao Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Alanao is borne by more people in The Solomon Islands than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alanao? popularity and diffusion

The last name Alanao is the 2,909,720th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Alanao is predominantly found in Oceania, where 93 percent of Alanao are found; 93 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 93 percent are found in Solomonic Oceania.

This last name is most numerous in The Solomon Islands, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 13,810. In The Solomon Islands Alanao is most common in: Malaita Province, where 100 percent reside. Barring The Solomon Islands this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galanao92329/
Alainao9235/
Allanao9221/
Alanaoa9211/
Alangao924/
Alana'o921/
Allangao8636/
Ayllanao861/
Galeanao861/
Gallanao861/
Alangaho861/
Galianao861/
Alenao832/
Alonao832/
Elanao831/
Alanoa831/
Gallangao801/
Olangao777/
Allenao773/
Otlanao771/
Oulanao771/
Aslanoa771/
Oulagnao7139/
Alangouo712/
Oulagnaho671/
Holanoa621/
Olonaiyo573/
Oulanoua571/
Alongouo571/
Heleinao571/
Elhannaou531/
Goulounaho501/
Alenoa501/

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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 Alanao
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