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 last name Alawaya is more frequently found in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alawaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly 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 frequently used forename on earth, borne by 11 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 3,198,670. In Niger Alawaya is primarily concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Niger this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 13 percent live and Pakistan, where 13 percent live.
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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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