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 last name Alewa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻠﻴﻮ) is found most frequently in Egypt. It may also be found as a variant: Aléwa. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Alewa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 269,054th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 5,025,894 people. The last name Alewa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Alewa are found; 49 percent are found in West Africa and 34 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Alewa is also the 354,031st most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 563 people.
The last name Alewa is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is held by 488 people, or 1 in 188,393. Besides Egypt it exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 31 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent live.
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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