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 is most common in Libya. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aliwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 99,960th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,540,707 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Aliwan are found; 81 percent are found in North Africa and 81 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 696,764th most prevalent given name internationally. It is borne by 172 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Libya, where it is borne by 3,832 people, or 1 in 1,629. Beside Libya this surname 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 carrying the Aliwan last name is chiefly 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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Aliwan
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