Aliou Surname

16,974th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,695 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Benin

Aliou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aliou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon13,9031:1,494136
Benin7,0531:1,465186
Mali4,3881:3,867282
Niger4,3861:4,376411
Togo9451:7,6701,744
Burkina Faso8861:20,7131,413
Chad4811:28,2583,335
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Ivory Coast1531:150,7927,039
Algeria1201:321,93030,720
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Mauritania221:186,1309,575
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Senegal151:971,9563,098
Guinea101:1,183,3821,367
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
France91:7,380,302306,885
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England21:27,859,030389,889
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Aliou (217,076) may also be a first name.

Aliou Last Name Facts

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

Aliou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺎﻟﻴﻮ) is most common in Cameroon. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aliou? popularity and diffusion

Aliou is the 16,974th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 222,895 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Aliou reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 27 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Aliou is also the 4,819th most frequently held forename at a global level It is held by 217,076 people.

The surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 13,903 people, or 1 in 1,494. In Cameroon Aliou is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa Region, where 48 percent live, North Region, where 18 percent live and East Region, where 12 percent live. Not including Cameroon this last name is found in 35 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 22 percent live and Mali, where 13 percent live.

Aliou Last Name Statistics demography

Aliou earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.42% more than the national average, earning $44,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alioui917,760/
Alihou91363/
Alliou91270/
Alioou919/
Aleiou915/
Alyiou912/
Alijou912/
Ailiou912/
Alioyu911/
Oaliou911/
Alioiu911/
Aliouo911/
Alioau911/
Allioui835,252/
Halihou8322/
Galihou836/
Allihou835/
Alioyus833/
Gahliou832/
Galioiu832/
Galioou832/
Hajliou832/
Aleiout831/
Halioiu831/
Galioyu831/
Aalijou831/
Alihu804,955/
Alyou801,568/
Alieu80495/
Aliju80487/
Aljiu8043/
Aliuu8042/
Aliuh8039/
Aljou8027/
Ahliu8015/
Aloiu809/
Aleou808/
Algiu807/
Aleiu806/
Aloyu805/
Aluiu803/
Alhiu803/
Aloju802/
Alião802/
Oliou801/
Ealeiout771/
Gahaliou771/
Alaaioud771/
Allieu7311,956/
Haloiu73313/
Ouliou73308/
Alloju73258/
Halihu73194/
Galoiu73189/
Aliuyu73134/
Alehou7375/
Galeou7366/
Aleyou7364/
Algoju7359/
Alyouj7343/
Allihu7322/
Aloiyu7318/
Alooyu7313/
Aluiyu739/
Haliuh739/
Aljoud739/
Halieu738/
Ailoju736/
Alihui735/
Galihu735/
Allyou734/
Galoju734/
Aluoju734/
Auloju734/
Alhoiu734/
Aslihu733/
Aljouh733/
Aloius733/
Alihoo733/
Aleius732/
Aloiui732/
Olioju732/
Aliahu732/
Alaiyu732/
Aliuiu732/
Galião732/
Alleou732/
Alhjou732/
Ealoju731/
Alijuz731/
Alyouh731/
Aleouz731/
Alajiu731/
Haliju731/
Alihau731/
Aliuju731/
Ahlihu731/
Galjou731/
Ailéou731/
Aloyou731/
Aljout731/
Aljouz731/
Aluyou731/
Alejou731/
Alihud731/
Alijoo731/
Aaloiu731/
Aalihu731/
Alieui731/
Ahlieu731/
Ailhiu731/
Aleoud730/
Aloyus730/
Gouliou67153/
Aleyout6792/
Allehou6755/
Oulhiou6750/
Alleoud6743/
Gauloiu6736/
Aloyius6727/
Alju6720/
Alhjouj6716/
Alhajiu6715/
Alió678/
Aleyouh674/
Allojju674/
Achilleiou673/
Alhjouh672/
Alloyus672/
Eaulieu671/
Ealeyou671/
Ealloju671/
Halloju671/
Aaleyou671/
Aljouhy671/
Hallieu671/
Aloyous671/
Aliuiyu671/
Holiohu671/
Oulioou671/
Halaiju671/
Golijou671/
Galehou671/
Ahlehou671/
Aloiuis671/
Aljouss671/
Aliù671/
Aliú671/
Aljoudh671/
Aljoudt671/
Alijutt671/
Auljoux671/
Aljoush671/
Alliuyu671/
Alihaus671/
Allieui671/
Gallihu670/

Aliou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aliou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﺎﻟﻴﻮalyw49.11
ﻋﻠﻴﻮlyw35.05
ﻋﻠﻲly7.31
ﺁﻟﻴﻮalyw2.72

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