Alaw Surname

577,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Wales

Alaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2011:503,67359,029
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Malaysia361:819,28437,745
Iran341:2,258,31076,749
United States191:19,076,786604,894
India91:85,229,487684,495
Wales91:343,83718,086
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Alaw (361) may also be a first name.

Alaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alaw is found most in The Philippines. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alaw is the 577,768th most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 13,396,224 people. Alaw is primarily found in Asia, where 54 percent of Alaw live; 44 percent live in Southeast Asia and 34 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 458,188th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 361 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 201 people, or 1 in 503,673. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Soccsksargen, where 47 percent live, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 43 percent live and Eastern Visayas, where 2 percent live. Apart from The Philippines this last name is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 34 percent live and Malaysia, where 7 percent live.

Alaw Last Name Statistics demography

Alaw earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 100.05% more than the national average, earning $86,319 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alawe891,787/
Allaw89443/
Halaw89231/
Aalaw89118/
Aliaw8915/
Alhaw8912/
Alyaw893/
Alawf892/
Alavw891/
Alajw891/
Alawh891/
Ahlaw891/
Halawe80286/
Ahlawe80183/
Alhawe80122/
Allawe80116/
Allauw8063/
Aliawe8063/
Aleawe8048/
Allawh8018/
Hallaw804/
Ahlawt804/
Halawh804/
Alaiwe803/
Autlaw802/
Haslaw801/
Ayleaw801/
A'Lawe801/
Ailawe801/
Alliaw801/
Alahaw801/
Alajwe801/
Alawhe801/
Alaawe801/
Alawsh801/
Hatlaw800/
Alow753,166/
Alav752,814/
Alab752,078/
Alaf75914/
Elaw75577/
Olaw7582/
Hallauw7321/
Halauwe733/
Hallawe732/
Alajweh731/
Halahaw731/
Gallauw731/
Alashwh731/
Haileaw731/
Hallaws730/
Halab6721,031/
Aliow676,474/
Allaf675,546/
Alova672,065/
Allab672,001/
Halaf671,599/
Alafe671,593/
Elhaw671,228/
Alowa671,010/
Galav67920/
Aalab67395/
Aslaf67330/
Alaff67266/
Halav67253/
Alouw67234/
Allow67200/
Alhab67198/
Ailaf67192/
Halow67130/
Alowe67123/
Alauf6798/
Olawe6796/
Alabh6760/
Galaf6746/
Alhaf6739/
Alaib6738/
Aliaf6730/
Aleaf6718/
Allav6718/
Atlaf6718/
Ellaw6716/
Aulow6715/
Halów6715/
Alaaf6715/
Alaab6714/
Aliav6713/
Ahlow6712/
Alatf6711/
Aalaf6711/
Algaf6710/
Alaif678/
Alaph677/
Aylow677/
Aloow677/
Aalav676/
Alhow676/
Ahlaf676/
Aleiw676/
Ailab676/
Alyaf675/
Aliab674/
Elaiw674/
Ealab674/
Aulab672/
Aleab672/
Alowh672/
Alafh672/
Alaiv672/
Oulaw671/
Aluow671/
Eliaw671/
Helaw671/
O'Law671/
Aylav671/
Algow671/
Ollaw671/
Aelaf671/
Aalow671/
Alasf671/
Alajb671/
Alafs671/
Alaft671/
Elawh671/
Hallahaw670/
Gallahaw670/

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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 Alaw
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