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 surname Alawusa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alawusa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 513,430th most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 11,458,406 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Alawusa are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alawusa is also the 1,336,256th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 55 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 629 people, or 1 in 281,626. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Oyo, where 53 percent are found, Lagos, where 11 percent are found and Imo, where 10 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Alawusa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily 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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