Alewa Surname
Approximately 1,450 people bear this surname
Alewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 488 | 1:188,393 | 13,801 |
| Nigeria | 444 | 1:398,970 | 20,963 |
| Papua New Guinea | 219 | 1:37,232 | 4,479 |
| Mauritania | 130 | 1:31,499 | 2,580 |
| Niger | 103 | 1:186,330 | 6,455 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Benin | 13 | 1:795,046 | 42,452 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
The alternate forms: Aléwa (3) are calculated separately.
Alewa (563) may also be a first name.
Alewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alewa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻠﻴﻮ) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Aléwa. For other potential spellings of Alewa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alewa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Alewa is the 269,054th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,025,894 people. The surname Alewa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Alewa reside; 49 percent reside in West Africa and 34 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 354,031st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 563 people.
It is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is carried by 488 people, or 1 in 188,393. Not including Egypt this surname occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 31 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alewa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alewa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻋﻠﻴﻮ | alyw | 33.33 |
| ﺍﻋﻠﻴﻮﻩ | alywh | 26.32 |
| ﺃﻋﻠﻴﻮ | alyw | 8.77 |
| ﺍﻋﻠﻴﻮﺍ | alywa | 8.77 |
| ﺍﻋﻠﻴﻮﻯ | alywy | 5.26 |
| ﻋﻠﻮﺍ | lwa | 3.51 |
| ﻋﻠﻮ | lw | 3.51 |
| ﺃﻋﻠﻴﻮﺍ | alywa | 1.75 |
| ﺍﻋﻼﻭﻩ | alawh | 1.75 |
| ﺍﻋﻠﻴﻮﻱ | alywy | 1.75 |
| ﺍﻋﻠﻮﻩ | alwh | 1.75 |
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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 Alewa
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