Alew Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Alew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya831:556,38426,876
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Alew (65) may also be a first name.

Alew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alew (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻠﻮ) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alew? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,391,595th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Alew are found; 66 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 65 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 556,384. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: West Pokot County, where 94 percent are found, Mandera County, where 5 percent are found and Migori County, where 1 percent are found. Not including Kenya it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 15 percent are found and The Philippines, where 12 percent are found.

Alew Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Alew surname is chiefly Muslim (67%) in Kenya.

Alew earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 57.51% less than the national average, earning $18,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aliew89132/
Alewe89124/
Aleew8917/
Allew896/
Aleiw896/
Halew894/
Ahlew893/
Aslew891/
Aulew891/
Aylew891/
Alhew891/
Alejwz80327/
Aleiwe80108/
Aleawe8048/
Gallew8042/
Alliew8018/
Ealewe8017/
Ailewe806/
Haleew805/
Aleywe804/
Allewe803/
Ayllew802/
Halewe802/
Aaleew802/
Healew801/
Eallew801/
Ayleaw801/
Autlew801/
Ahliew801/
Haylew800/
Aleb7515,503/
Alev754,413/
Alef751,032/
Elew75115/
Aliw7547/
Olew751/
Aljw751/
Ealeiwe732/
Alhheew731/
Haileaw731/
Augliew730/
Aliev67364,208/
Aleev674,231/
Olewe671,517/
Galev67983/
Aleva67921/
Alief67621/
Alife67485/
Halef67431/
Alefs67305/
Aleff67238/
Halev67148/
Ailef67116/
Alefe67115/
Haliw6791/
Allev6785/
Aleef6784/
Haleb6771/
Galef6761/
Aliwe6756/
Aleph6740/
Allef6739/
Galiw6736/
Alleb6732/
Auleb6725/
Ohlew6723/
Aleaf6718/
Aliwf6713/
Eleew6712/
Aalef6710/
Alevs6710/
Ellew678/
Aulev677/
Aleeb676/
Ahlef675/
Aléwe675/
Aleiv674/
Elewh674/
Ailev673/
Aslev673/
Eleiw672/
Alevh672/
Aleab672/
Alheb672/
Golew672/
Eliew672/
Holew671/
Algev671/
O'Lew671/
Alajw671/
Aleib671/
Aslef671/
Aylef671/
Oliew671/
Aliws671/
Aaleb671/
Aelev671/
Alhef671/
Ahlev671/
Elejw671/
Aleuf670/

Alew Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alew in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﻠﻮlw-

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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
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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 Alew
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