Aleywa Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Aleywa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 83 | 1:49,336 | 3,645 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
The alternate forms: Aléywa (9) are calculated separately.
Aleywa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aleywa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Aleywa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻠﻴﻮ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Aléywa. Click here for other possible spellings of Aleywa.
How Common Is The Last Name Aleywa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,020,555th most common surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Aleywa reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 49,336. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 81 percent are found, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 7 percent are found and Adrar Region, where 4 percent are found. Other than Mauritania it exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Aleywa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Aleywa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻋﻠﻴﻮ | alyw | 61.76 |
| ﺍﻋﻠﻴﻮﻩ | alywh | 23.53 |
| ﺃﻋﻠﻴﻮ | alyw | 5.88 |
| ﺃﻋﻠﻴﻮﻩ | alywh | 2.94 |
| ﻋﻠﻴﻮﻩ | lywh | 2.94 |
| ﺍﻋﻠﻴﻮﺍ | alywa | 2.94 |
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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 Aleywa
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