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
The last name Aleywa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻠﻴﻮ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Aléywa. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Aleywa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,020,555th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Aleywa reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The last name Aleywa is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 49,336. In Mauritania Aleywa is most prevalent 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. Barring Mauritania this surname exists in one country. It also occurs 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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