Alawon Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Alawon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alawon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Alawon Last Name Facts

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

Alawon is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alawon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,034,050th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Alawon occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Alawon live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Alawon is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kogi, where 52 percent live, Ekiti, where 24 percent live and Rivers, where 14 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 8 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alawoun926/
Alawone923/
Galawon921/
Halawon921/
Hahlawon8616/
Alaiwong861/
Allawoun861/
Alawan832,007/
Alabon83311/
Alowon8348/
Alavon836/
Olawon832/
Allawan771,435/
Olaiwon77372/
Aliawan77241/
Alawane77193/
Alyawan77126/
Ailewon7753/
Alaiwan7729/
Alaywan7725/
Halawan7721/
Olawoin7711/
Allabon7711/
Alhawan775/
Olajwon773/
Olauwon773/
Alaibon772/
Halabon771/
Alawant771/
Ahlawan771/
Alowoun771/
Alawaan771/
Aliabon771/
Aylabon771/
Ailawan771/
Galavon770/
Halaboun716,825/
Alavoine711,434/
Gaylawan71515/
Allawane71448/
Auliawan71331/
Gallawan71230/
Halawane71212/
Alliawan7119/
Olawotin716/
Allaboon715/
Gailawan714/
Allaboun714/
Allavone713/
Ahlawant713/
Alhawane712/
Allawwan711/
Aulaiwan711/
Alhaiwan711/
Alaswane711/
Alahabon711/
Allowoun711/
Allaybon711/
Olaujwon711/
Alhlawan711/
Ahlavoin711/
Alashwan711/
Allahwan711/
Alaban673,635/
Alawam671,600/
Alavan67197/
Allavoine67167/
Elawan6799/
Alabán6746/
Alowan6722/
Elewon6713/
Alabun6713/
Alewan6711/
Aloban679/
Olawan678/
Olawun678/
Olowon677/
Alevon676/
Ahliauwan676/
Alawum675/
Alobon673/
Alevan673/
Alhawatin672/
Alovon672/
Olawom671/
Oullawong671/
Alovan671/
Olavon671/
Âlawan671/
Allaaboun671/

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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
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  • 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 Alawon
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