Aliwan Surname

99,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Libya
Highest density in:
Libya

Aliwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aliwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Libya3,8321:1,629473
Yemen5311:49,7653,984
Lebanon2461:22,9152,637
Indonesia361:3,673,589193,360
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Palestine21:2,274,42417,661
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Aliwan (172) may also be a first name.

Aliwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aliwan occurs more in Libya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Aliwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 99,960th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,540,707 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Aliwan reside; 81 percent reside in North Africa and 81 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Aliwan is also the 696,764th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 172 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Libya, where it is held by 3,832 people, or 1 in 1,629. Apart from Libya it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 11 percent are found and Lebanon, where 5 percent are found.

Aliwan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Sunni (97%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alaiwan9229/
Alihwan9227/
Aliwane922/
Haliwan921/
Aliwand921/
Aliewan921/
Alliwan920/
Alihwane8612/
Hailiwan861/
Halliwan861/
Alhaiwan861/
Aulaiwan861/
Aliban83281/
Aluwan8362/
Alivan8323/
Oliwan8311/
Alewan8311/
Aljwan835/
Aliwon833/
Eliwan833/
Alaiban77547/
Alivand77515/
Aleiban77241/
Galivan77196/
Halivan7768/
Alliban7740/
Olaiwan7733/
Alaywan7725/
Oleiwan7722/
Oliswan7721/
Aliouan7714/
Alibain7713/
Alehwan7712/
Alewane7711/
Aleywan779/
Haliban777/
Aleivan773/
Alyswan771/
Alewain771/
Ailiban771/
Gallivan713,670/
Haluwain71320/
Aliwosin7139/
Alehwane7122/
Allivand7120/
Aliveand7114/
Elhaiwan7111/
Alisuang713/
Aalivand712/
Helliwan711/
Alliouan711/
Haliwoon711/
Alibahan711/
Aliouhan711/
Alaiwong711/
Halliban711/
Alliswon711/
Ealivand711/
Aaliswam711/
Halivant710/
Gaulivan710/
Hallivan710/
Olivan675,875/
Alivon67153/
Aulhuwann67122/
Oliban67102/
Alibon6790/
Alivanova6748/
Alibán6725/
Elewan6717/
Elivan679/
Eluwan677/
Aleban675/
Aluvan675/
Oliwon674/
Alevan673/
Aalishwam673/
Alivam671/
Alewam671/
Halibahan671/
Oluwan671/
Ayleswank670/

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