Alewo Surname

438,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Alewo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alewo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7331:241,66814,023
Uganda371:1,055,11644,846
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Alewo (594) may also be a first name.

Alewo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alewo has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Alewo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alewo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 438,351st most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,319,112 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Alewo reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 343,155th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 594 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 733 people, or 1 in 241,668. In Nigeria Alewo is most prevalent in: Kogi, where 77 percent are found, Oyo, where 5 percent are found and Lagos, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 5 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.

Alewo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Alewo surname is primarily Christian (86%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Allewo9119/
Alewou914/
Aliewo912/
Alewoh911/
Alewuo911/
Alewood8364/
Allewou832/
Alowo8013,170/
Alawo802,574/
Alewa801,450/
Alebo80903/
Aliwo80314/
Elewo8031/
Alevo8029/
Olewo807/
Aylewood771/
Aslewood770/
Galevo731,399/
Aleiwa73487/
Oliewo73203/
Aliewa7399/
Halewa7390/
Aleywa7386/
Allowo7386/
Allevo7351/
Aliowo7345/
Allebo7345/
Alewad7339/
Allawo7328/
Alebou7327/
Alevou7326/
Aliwou7322/
Alihwo739/
Aulebo739/
Helewo738/
Alahwo737/
Allewa737/
Aleibo737/
Aleabo736/
Halawo736/
Aleïwa736/
Aliawo736/
Alewah734/
Elewoo733/
Aleawa733/
Halowo733/
Aelewa732/
Ailewa732/
Alawho732/
Alawoi732/
Alowoo732/
Halebo732/
Eleuwo731/
Ajlewa731/
Aylebo731/
Elewuo731/
Alaewa731/
Aleuwa731/
Alawoo731/
Oleewo731/
Olejwo731/
Alowoh731/
Alehwa731/
Alaawo731/
Alhawo731/
Aslevo731/
Alebho731/
Alewaa731/
Haslewood71143/
Haylewood710/
Ayleswoth710/
Gallevo671,077/
Heaslewood6741/
Aalewad6724/
Galeiwa6717/
Haleiwa6713/
Allievo6710/
Halewat679/
Hallebo674/
Allaewa674/
Aleywat673/
Aulaewa673/
Allevou673/
Allewad672/
Allahwo672/
Alievoy671/
Eleiwou671/
A'Leiwa671/
Alywood671/
Ahlewat671/
Alehwas671/
Alevocz671/
Aliwoit671/
Galihwo671/
Alyaawo671/
Allewat671/
Aliawou671/
Hailebo671/
Aliowoh671/
Aloywuo671/
Allewaa671/

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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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