Alewo Surname
Approximately 782 people bear this surname
Alewo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 733 | 1:241,668 | 14,023 |
| Uganda | 37 | 1:1,055,116 | 44,846 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Alewo (594) may also be a first name.
Alewo Demographics
Alewo Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Alewo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alewo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alewo is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alewo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 438,351st most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 9,319,112 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Alewo are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 343,155th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 594 people.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 733 people, or 1 in 241,668. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kogi, where 77 percent reside, Oyo, where 5 percent reside and Lagos, where 4 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 5 percent reside and Benin, where 1 percent reside.
Alewo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Alewo surname is chiefly Christian (86%) in Nigeria.
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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 Alewo
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