Alewan Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Alewan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alewan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Alewan (26) may also be a first name.

Alewan Last Name Facts

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

Alewan occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alewan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most numerous last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Alewan occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Alewan live; 36 percent live in East Africa and 36 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Alewan is also the 2,084,397th most numerous first name in the world, held by 26 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Beside Ethiopia this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Libya, where 9 percent are found and Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alehwan9212/
Alewane9211/
Aloewan9210/
Aleywan929/
Alewain921/
Aliewan921/
Alehwane8622/
Aliwan834,730/
Alawan832,007/
Alowan8322/
Elewan8317/
Aljwan835/
Aleban835/
Alevan833/
Alewam831/
Ayleswank800/
Allawan771,435/
Alawain771,280/
Alowain77915/
Aliawan77241/
Aleiban77241/
Alyawan77126/
Ailewon7753/
Alaiwan7729/
Alihwan7727/
Alaywan7725/
Oleiwan7722/
Halawan7721/
Allowan7711/
Halevan7710/
Elehwan776/
Alevane775/
Alhawan775/
Elhewan774/
Aleivan773/
Atlewam773/
Aleyvan773/
Aliwane772/
Ahlawan771/
Galevan771/
Helewan771/
Olewang771/
Alawaan771/
Alebhan771/
Halowan771/
Ellewan771/
Aliwand771/
Alewond771/
Ailawan771/
Alewong771/
Haliwan771/
Alyswan771/
Alliwan770/
Auliawan71331/
Alesvand7123/
Alliawan7119/
Aliveand7114/
Halawain7114/
Alihwane7112/
Olewanne713/
Aulaiwan711/
Hallowan711/
Allewein711/
Alevanth711/
Halliwan711/
Allawwan711/
Alhesuan711/
Alhaiwan711/
Allahwan711/
Hailiwan711/
Hallevan710/
Gallevan710/
Alebon67608/
Olowan67311/
Aliban67281/
Elevan67212/
Alavan67197/
Hollewand67100/
Elawan6799/
Alowon6748/
Alawon6724/
Alivan6723/
Elewon6713/
Oliwan6711/
Haslevang679/
Olawan678/
Elowan677/
Alavon676/
Alevon676/
Eliwan673/
Aliwon673/
Alovan671/
Alevanova671/
Oleban671/
Olevan671/
Ahalebain671/
Halleweyn671/
Âlawan671/
Hallowean670/

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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 Alewan
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