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 occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alaun? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,689,253rd most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Alaun reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 20 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 929,507. In Uganda Alaun is most numerous in: Soroti District, where 90 percent are found, Serere District, where 7 percent are found and Ngora District, where 2 percent are found. Other than Uganda Alaun exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 13 percent are found and Egypt, where 2 percent are found.
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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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