Aliyow Surname

106,349th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Aliyow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aliyow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia4,3621:3,084298
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Aliyow (1,674) may also be a first name.

Aliyow Last Name Facts

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

Aliyow has its highest incidence in Somalia. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Aliyow.

How Common Is The Last Name Aliyow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 106,349th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,657,767 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Aliyow are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Aliyow is also the 188,140th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 1,674 people.

This surname is most common in Somalia, where it is carried by 4,362 people, or 1 in 3,084. Without taking into account Somalia Aliyow is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Aliyow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aliyew834,832/
Aliyaw83200/
Aliyov8337/
Alliyew774/
Galiyov773/
Haliyew771/
Aliyoff771/
Alouw73234/
Aleiw736/
Alyew731/
Aloew731/
Halliyew711/
Aliyev67258,608/
Alijov67158/
Aleiwe67108/
Allouw6779/
Galouw6753/
Alyyew6746/
Alayof6731/
Alijew6724/
Alliew6718/
Galiew6714/
Alayaw6711/
Aliyef6710/
Aliyeb675/
Aleywe674/
Alaiwe673/
Alayob673/
Aliyav672/
Eliyov671/
Aliyab671/
Ahliew671/
Allyew671/
Aleyew671/
Alouwe671/

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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 Aliyow
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