Alawusa Surname
Approximately 636 people bear this surname
Alawusa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 629 | 1:281,626 | 15,903 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Alawusa (55) may also be a first name.
Alawusa Demographics
Alawusa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Alawusa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alawusa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alawusa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alawusa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 513,430th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 11,458,406 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Alawusa reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 55 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 629 people, or 1 in 281,626. In Nigeria Alawusa is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 53 percent reside, Lagos, where 11 percent reside and Imo, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Alawusa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Muslim (72%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alawusat | 93 | 1 | / |
| Halawusa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Alauwusa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Alabusa | 86 | 60 | / |
| Alawuja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Alawusio | 80 | 1 | / |
| Allabusa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Olawusi | 71 | 996 | / |
| Alowisa | 71 | 11 | / |
| Olawuse | 71 | 3 | / |
| Elavusa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alavisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Halabuza | 67 | 32 | / |
| Alabousi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Olawusyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alawooja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alaboussi | 63 | 4 | / |
| Alaboushi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Olabusi | 57 | 12 | / |
| Olavusi | 57 | 3 | / |
| Elavisa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Olabuse | 57 | 1 | / |
| Olabuisi | 53 | 5 | / |
| Olowoesa | 53 | 4 | / |
| Alowoesi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Alowoeshi | 50 | 4 | / |
| Olouwossa | 50 | 2 | / |
| Alabouzou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Aliobuisi | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Alawusa
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