Aliwu Surname

335,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Aliwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aliwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia9601:137,76013,697
Nigeria1291:1,373,20053,624
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Aliwu (157) may also be a first name.

Aliwu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aliwu occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aliwu? popularity and diffusion

Aliwu is the 335,833rd most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 6,637,109 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Aliwu are found; 87 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 87 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Aliwu is also the 732,696th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 157 people.

Aliwu is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 960 people, or 1 in 137,760. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Gorontalo, where 96 percent reside, Central Java, where 2 percent reside and North Sulawesi, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 12 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aliwou9122/
Haliwu9112/
Alliwu9111/
Alhiwu913/
Aliwuh912/
Aliewu912/
Aliwhus831/
Aliwaut831/
Alibu80516/
Alewu80434/
Aluwu809/
Alivu805/
Eliwu802/
Oliwu802/
Alibou73933/
Alibeu73276/
Halibu7371/
Alibau7344/
Aliovu7311/
Alivou7310/
Elaiwu735/
Aloibu735/
Alewou734/
Ailewu733/
Aliveu733/
Alaywu733/
Alaibu733/
Aluewu732/
Auluwu731/
Aluwau731/
Elijwu731/
Aylewu731/
Oliewu731/
Algewu731/
Alievu731/
Eliweu731/
Allibou67410/
Alivaud6762/
Gallivu6743/
Halibou6717/
Galivou678/
Ahlibou675/
Aleiwoe674/
Allewou672/
Elaijwu672/
Alliwoe672/
Ailibou671/
Gallewu671/
Hallibu671/
Eleiwou671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Aliwu
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