Aliyyu Surname
Approximately 657 people bear this surname
Aliyyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 608 | 1:291,353 | 16,360 |
| Indonesia | 46 | 1:2,874,982 | 163,265 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Aliyyu (2,077) may also be a first name.
Aliyyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aliyyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Aliyyu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Aliyyu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 500,792nd most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 11,092,155 people. Aliyyu is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Aliyyu reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Aliyyu is also the 165,358th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 2,077 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 608 people, or 1 in 291,353. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kano, where 47 percent reside, Jigawa, where 12 percent reside and Bauchi, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Aliyyu occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 7 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Aliyyu
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