Alawu Surname

706,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Alawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2201:177,45114,870
Nigeria1841:962,73241,060
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Alawu (53) may also be a first name.

Alawu Last Name Facts

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

Alawu is found most frequently in Uganda. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Alawu.

How Common Is The Last Name Alawu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 706,244th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 17,518,139 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Alawu are found; 53 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 53 people.

The last name Alawu is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 220 people, or 1 in 177,451. In Uganda it is most common in: Yumbe District, where 95 percent live, Arua District, where 3 percent live and Buyende District, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda Alawu occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 44 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alawui91525/
Alawou9112/
Alauwu916/
Alyawu913/
Alaywu913/
Allawu913/
Halawu912/
Alhawu912/
Alawgu912/
Alaawu911/
Galawou832/
Allawou832/
Aliawou831/
Alawaud831/
Aliaswu831/
Alewu80434/
Alabu80215/
Olawu8045/
Alowu8041/
Elawu8017/
Alavu8014/
Gallawau771/
Alabau731,336/
Alawoe73664/
Alowou73657/
Alabou73458/
Aliabu73304/
Halabu73120/
Olawou7351/
Allabu7320/
Olawui7320/
Galavu7314/
Olawuy737/
Alyabu737/
Alhabu736/
Golawu736/
Elaiwu735/
Alavou734/
Alavus734/
Alewou734/
Ailewu733/
Alaibu733/
Halavu732/
Alowuh731/
Aliavu731/
Alobau731/
Alawoo731/
Ellawu731/
Allavu731/
Alabeu731/
Allabou67321/
Aalabou67239/
Halavut67157/
Halabou6719/
Alyavuz6716/
Allaabu6714/
Allowou6710/
Alhabou673/
Elaijwu672/
Alahabu672/
Allewou672/
Gallowu671/
Haliabu671/
Alavaut671/
Ailavau671/
Ailabui671/
Galavau671/
Haulabu671/
Halabuh671/
Allabeu670/

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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 Alawu
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