Alawaye Surname
Approximately 584 people bear this surname
Alawaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 565 | 1:313,527 | 17,352 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Alawaye (44) may also be a first name.
Alawaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alawaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alawaye is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alawaye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 547,713th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 12,478,675 people. The surname Alawaye is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Alawaye are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alawaye is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 44 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 565 people, or 1 in 313,527. In Nigeria Alawaye is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 40 percent reside, Oyo, where 23 percent reside and Kwara, where 19 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 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 Alawaye
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