Alawuba Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Alawuba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alawuba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
England11:55,718,059489,080

Alawuba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alawuba is found most in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Alawuba.

How Common Is The Last Name Alawuba? popularity and diffusion

Alawuba is the 3,798,600th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Alawuba live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Alawuba is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 64 percent are found, Rivers, where 23 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Alawuba is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 15 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alewuba861/
Halawouwa751/
Alawuwo714/
Elewuba712/
Alawobe711/
Alowiba711/
Olawubi711/
Alhaboubi638/
Olawuwo573,492/
Olowoba573/
Olowuwa571/
Olowooba5342/
Olawuiwo535/
Olauwuwo531/
Olawuuwo531/
Olawuwos531/

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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
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  • 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 Alawuba
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