Alihu Surname
Approximately 4,955 people bear this surname
Alihu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4,880 | 1:36,300 | 2,936 |
| Cameroon | 46 | 1:451,501 | 37,608 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Alihu (1,429) may also be a first name.
Alihu Demographics
Alihu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Alihu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alihu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alihu (Hindi: अलीहु, Marathi: अलीहु) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alihu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Alihu is the 96,008th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,470,746 people. Alihu is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Alihu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alihu is also the 206,443rd most commonly held forename globally. It is borne by 1,429 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4,880 people, or 1 in 36,300. In Nigeria Alihu is most prevalent in: Adamawa, where 12 percent live, Kogi, where 9 percent live and Plateau, where 8 percent live. Barring Nigeria Alihu occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and The Philippines, where 0 percent live.
Alihu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Alihu last name is principally Muslim (88%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alihu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alihu in the Hindi language | ||
| अलीहु | alihu | - |
| Alihu in the Marathi language | ||
| अलीहु | alihu | - |
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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 Alihu
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