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 commonly found in Niger than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Alawaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alawaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Alawaya are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Alawaya is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 11 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Niger, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 3,198,670. In Niger Alawaya is most common in: Zinder Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Niger this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common 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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