Aliw Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Qatar

Aliw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aliw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Qatar61:393,00055,922
England41:13,929,515290,718
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Aliw (480) may also be a first name.

Aliw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aliw (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺎﻟﻴﻮ) is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aliw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,843,861st most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Aliw live; 28 percent live in Southeast Asia and 21 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Aliw is also the 388,155th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 480 people.

Aliw is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 2,949,422. In Malaysia Aliw is most common in: Sarawak, where 100 percent live. Other than Malaysia this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 21 percent live and Qatar, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aliew89132/
Haliw8991/
Aliwe8956/
Galiw8936/
Aliwf8913/
Aleiw896/
Aliws891/
Aleiwe80108/
Alliew8018/
Alliow803/
Alaiwe803/
Alliwe802/
Ahliew801/
Haliwe801/
Alif7538,170/
Alib753,380/
Aliv75158/
Alew75157/
Eliw7575/
Oliw7549/
Aljw751/
Ealeiwe732/
Alifowa731/
Galliow730/
Augliew730/
Aliev67364,208/
Aliff672,581/
Halib671,218/
Halif671,017/
Alief67621/
Oliwe67595/
Aliov67552/
Alife67485/
Galiv67293/
Heliw67214/
Alewe67124/
Ajlib67110/
Aliof6788/
Galif6768/
Allib6764/
Alhib6760/
Aliph6757/
Allif6755/
Alaib6738/
Ohliw6734/
Aalif6723/
Aalib6718/
Aleew6717/
Haliv6717/
Alaif678/
Allew676/
Alifh676/
Alhif675/
Ahlif675/
Aléwe675/
Alisf674/
Elaiw674/
Halew674/
Aleiv674/
Alibh674/
Ahlew673/
Aslif673/
Alift673/
Alivp673/
Ajlif673/
Alivs672/
Alifs672/
Aulif672/
Aylif672/
Eliew672/
Alaiv672/
Alitf672/
Eleiw672/
Oliew671/
Alhew671/
Aylew671/
Aulew671/
Alifp671/
Alivz671/
Aleib671/
Alajw671/
Ailif671/
Aslew671/
Auliv671/
Ailiv671/
Aloif671/
Alivt671/
Aaliv671/
Elliw671/
Olivw671/

Aliw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aliw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﺎﻟﻴﻮalyw80
ﻋﻠﻴﻮlyw20

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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 Aliw
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