Alawang Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Alawang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alawang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1391:728,33372,844
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Alawang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alawang occurs most in The Philippines. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alawang? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,497,948th most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Alawang are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 98 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is held by 139 people, or 1 in 728,333. In The Philippines Alawang is primarily found in: Central Luzon, where 88 percent reside, Cagayan Valley, where 4 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 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 Alawang
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