Alaun Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Alaun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 42 | 1:929,507 | 41,540 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Alaun (20) may also be a first name.
Alaun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alaun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alaun is found most frequently in Uganda. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alaun? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,689,253rd most widespread family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Alaun are found; 81 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 20 people.
This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 929,507. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Soroti District, where 90 percent reside, Serere District, where 7 percent reside and Ngora District, where 2 percent reside. Barring Uganda this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 13 percent reside and Egypt, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Alaun
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