Alayou Surname
Approximately 2,601 people bear this surname
Alayou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,576 | 1:37,867 | 4,280 |
| Niger | 18 | 1:1,066,223 | 23,213 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Alayou (1,968) may also be a first name.
Alayou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alayou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alayou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻠﻴﻮ) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Alayou? popularity and diffusion
Alayou is the 166,419th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,801,825 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Alayou are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Alayou is also the 170,709th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 1,968 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 2,576 people, or 1 in 37,867. Beside Ethiopia this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alayou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alayou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻋﻠﻴﻮ | alyw | - |
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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 Alayou
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