Alioun Surname

387,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 915 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Alioun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alioun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania5821:7,036784
United Arab Emirates2121:43,2184,412
Iran791:971,93145,393
Syria161:1,206,3147,138
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Alioun (1,386) may also be a first name.

Alioun Last Name Facts

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

Alioun (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻠﻲ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alioun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Alioun is the 387,740th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 7,964,531 people. The last name Alioun occurs predominantly in Africa, where 66 percent of Alioun reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Alioun is also the 210,279th most frequent first name globally It is held by 1,386 people.

The last name is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is carried by 582 people, or 1 in 7,036. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 25 percent reside, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 19 percent reside and Trarza Region, where 13 percent reside. Beside Mauritania this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 23 percent reside and Iran, where 9 percent reside.

Alioun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alihoun922/
Allioun922/
Aalioun921/
Aliïoun921/
Alihoune862/
Aliohoun861/
Allihoun861/
Alaion8381/
Alyoun8323/
Alihon8313/
Alijon8312/
Alijun832/
Alihun831/
Aluion830/
Alihoum7780/
Allijon7736/
Galihun7710/
Allaion779/
Aloyoun777/
Halijun776/
Ahleoun773/
Aleyoun772/
Ahlihon771/
Aalijon771/
Alhaion771/
Aleioon771/
Aljoune771/
Alijaun771/
Galyoun771/
Aleon73541/
Aljun7373/
Aljon7311/
Ahlehoun71236/
Allihoum71145/
Alihusen71124/
Gallyoun7119/
Alijeune714/
Alihusin712/
Ahléhoun711/
Aleyoune711/
Hallaion710/
Alayon6716,955/
Aloyon67412/
Alleon67284/
Ayleon67208/
Alejon67147/
Haljun6736/
Alejun6735/
Aluyon6733/
Alihussen6712/
Olgiun6710/
Alihussin677/
Alléon676/
Auleon676/
Allihusen674/
Olaion672/
Alajon672/
Ahleon671/
Aljund671/
Aljune671/
Haleon671/
Alehun671/
Aleeun671/
Oleion671/
Aleyun671/

Alioun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alioun in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﻠﻲly48.9
ﻋﺎﻟﻴﻮﻥalywn19.16
ﻋﻠﻴﻮﻥlywn9.98
ﻋﻠﻴﻦlyn8.58
ﻋﺎﻟﻲaly4.99
ﻋﺎﻟﻴﻦalyn4.79
ﻋﺎﻟﻴﻮalyw1
ﻋﻠﻴﻴﻦlyyn0.2
ﻋﺎﻟﻴﻴﻦalyyn0.2

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alioun
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