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

The surname Aliyow is found in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Aliyow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aliyow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 106,349th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,657,767 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Aliyow live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 188,140th most commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 1,674 people.

The surname Aliyow is most frequently held in Somalia, where it is held by 4,362 people, or 1 in 3,084. Other than Somalia this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common 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 Aliyow last name is chiefly 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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