Alawaya Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Alawaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Alawaya (11) may also be a first name.
Alawaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alawaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alawaya is held by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Alawaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Alawaya reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 11 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Niger, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 3,198,670. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Zinder Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Niger it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 13 percent reside and Pakistan, where 13 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 Alawaya
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