Aliu Surname

4,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136,013 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Aliu Surname User-submission:

In Albania patronymics are common in surnames; with the name of an ancestor followed by -i or -aj. In this case Aliaj means 'son of Ali'.

Aliu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria115,1881:1,538199
Kosovo8,1361:22923
Ghana4,2951:6,291861
Albania2,0081:1,451203
North Macedonia1,1001:1,910337
Uganda6881:56,7436,679
Serbia6561:10,8921,304
Indonesia4651:284,40725,521
India4571:1,678,48060,989
United States3701:979,61972,663
England3361:165,82815,373
Switzerland2821:29,1244,422
France2231:297,86045,546
Spain1811:258,29916,363
Greece1771:62,59810,483
Sweden1581:62,3214,772
Pakistan1571:1,137,85913,974
Germany1341:600,78748,250
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Niger1081:177,7046,255
Canada841:438,63838,170
Slovenia841:29,6156,042
Belgium661:174,19223,583
Cameroon551:377,61933,137
Chile501:352,3299,825
Austria451:189,23224,045
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Australia291:930,88655,860
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Norway221:233,74025,571
Finland211:261,74820,300
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Croatia161:264,28827,725
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Bosnia and Herzegovina111:321,49112,768
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Iceland81:47,5113,734
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Guinea-Bissau41:432,005185
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
China31:455,773,85521,925
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belize11:355,4743,977
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Aliu (68,008) may also be a first name.

Aliu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Albania patronymics are common in surnames; with the name of an ancestor followed by -i or -aj. In this case Aliaj means 'son of Ali'.

- albo01

The almost 200 Spaniards bearing this surname, must know this is a Catalan one coming from a Latin family name, Alitius.

- a1956

Aliu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aliu (Hindi: अली, Marathi: अली, Oriya: ଆଲିଉ, Russian: Алиу) is most common in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Aliu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aliu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,139th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 53,580 people. The surname Aliu is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Aliu reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Aliu is also the 14,209th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 68,008 people.

The surname Aliu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 115,188 people, or 1 in 1,538. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 13 percent are found, Oyo, where 9 percent are found and Kogi, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Aliu occurs in 83 countries. It also occurs in Kosovo, where 6 percent are found and Ghana, where 3 percent are found.

Aliu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Aliu surname is principally Muslim (77%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Aliu last name are 17.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70.97% registered with the political party.

The amount Aliu earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 34% less than the national average, earning 228,397 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.71% more than the national average, earning $48,201 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.1% less than the national average, earning $46,654 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alliu895,254/
Alius89645/
Aliau89599/
Haliu89558/
Aliui89256/
Aliuy89147/
Galiu89109/
Aliud8939/
Ayliu8918/
Aaliu8912/
Auliu898/
Ailiu896/
Aliuş895/
Aliut894/
Aliuj892/
Asliu892/
Alu8636,540/
Halius80281/
Halliu8047/
Alliau8036/
Galiau8015/
Allius8014/
Haaliu8011/
Alioou809/
Hauliu809/
Galliu805/
Alliui802/
Haliud802/
Aylius801/
Aulius801/
Alliud801/
Aliouu801/
Aliaut801/
Aayliu801/
Alliuh801/
Aliudd801/
Alou7544,800/
Allu7536,110/
Aleu7516,522/
Alyu755,062/
Aluç753,555/
Alus753,162/
Galu753,070/
Aluu752,178/
Alui751,806/
Halu751,502/
Alau751,161/
Algu75734/
Aluh75722/
Oliu75517/
Alut75383/
Aulu75382/
Aluz75326/
Ailu75319/
Alud75259/
Aluy75254/
Aylu75223/
Eliu75166/
Alhu75160/
Alup75159/
Atlu7591/
Alux7564/
Aalu7555/
Aelu7540/
Ahlu7526/
Aslu7514/
Ealu759/
Aluj753/
Aluá751/
Aluś751/
Alliaud73331/
Galliau7343/
Ha'aliu7329/
Hallius7312/
Halliux730/
Hailu67593,084/
Allou6736,807/
Alhou677,898/
Haylu677,435/
Allui675,103/
Halou673,723/
Ahulu672,696/
Alaux672,541/
Galou671,409/
Galui671,271/
Galau671,251/
Gallu671,108/
Alluh67882/
Halus67857/
Eliau67791/
Alush67694/
Aleus67648/
Hallu67537/
Halup67490/
Aleut67475/
Olius67414/
Alaud67377/
Aalou67330/
Heliu67328/
Aslau67309/
Halud67298/
Halau67290/
Aluch67274/
Halut67242/
Alout67216/
Ailyu67206/
Alouz67187/
Alhus67187/
Ahlou67183/
Ağluç67171/
Aluiz67162/
Aluis67138/
D'Alu67134/
Alouh67119/
Allup67117/
Haleu67105/
Allus67104/
Allut6796/
Alupp6795/
Algou6789/
Đaluš6784/
Ahalu6784/
Halui6769/
Alous6766/
Aslou6765/
Haulu6765/
Alahu6760/
Allau6757/
Aluit6755/
Aluih6752/
Ailliaud6744/
Alluz6744/
Allyu6742/
Alauz6740/
Oliau6739/
Ailus6733/
Alouj6733/
Gailu6731/
Aloup6729/
Ouliu6728/
Galuy6725/
Alluy6725/
Alaut6725/
Ailou6723/
Goliu6722/
Aallu6721/
Alaus6721/
Ayluç6721/
Gaulu6719/
Gajlu6718/
Aulou6718/
Alyau6716/
Alyup6714/
Aelui6714/
Atlus6712/
Ailup6712/
Aileu6711/
Aslup6710/
Aellu6710/
Asluy6710/
Ailau6710/
Atluh6710/
Haluš6710/
Haluz6710/
Halux679/
Alluu679/
Alouy679/
Aleuš679/
Auylu679/
Aloud678/
Alohu678/
Aulus678/
Alleu677/
Galgu676/
Ajlux676/
Haluh676/
Gaalu676/
Haalu676/
Aleue676/
Ailhu676/
Aludd676/
Allud675/
Aillu675/
Halyu675/
Galyu675/
Atlou675/
Alyuz674/
Attlu674/
Aullu674/
Aluss674/
Gaylu674/
Alhau674/
Aulau674/
Allgu674/
Allhu673/
Alyui673/
Algau673/
Alhud673/
Hajlu672/
Alhui672/
Aluue672/
Aluut672/
Aylou672/
Hahlu672/
Allux672/
Aleud672/
Holiu672/
Haslu671/
Aluph671/
Olliu671/
Healu671/
Hhalu671/
Eallu671/
Eeliu671/
Aailu671/
Aalus671/
Atllu671/
Atlui671/
Haluy671/
Alauh671/
Auluu671/
Ailgu671/
Alaup671/
Oliui671/
Șoliu671/
Haelu671/
Ahlui671/
Aluud671/
Aluhs671/
Alllu671/
Alheu671/
Alhut671/
Aalup671/
Aislu671/
Aalau671/
Aleuz671/
Aulyu671/
Aelyu671/
Aeleu671/
Alhlu671/
Aulut671/
Alult670/
Ahlau670/

Aliu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aliu in the Oriya language
ଆଲିଉali'u-
Aliu in the Marathi language
अलीali66.67
आलीali33.33
Aliu in the Hindi language
अलीali59.89
अलीुaliu39.04
अलीूaliu0.53
Aliu in the Russian language
Алиуaliu-

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