Alowu Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Alowu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
Alowu (10) may also be a first name.
Alowu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alowu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alowu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alowu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,055,934th most frequent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Alowu live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 10 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 64 percent reside, Ogun, where 31 percent reside and Kogi, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Alowu is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alowou | 91 | 657 | / |
| Alowuh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Allowou | 83 | 10 | / |
| Gallowu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Olowu | 80 | 13,966 | / |
| Alobu | 80 | 2,891 | / |
| Alewu | 80 | 434 | / |
| Alawu | 80 | 416 | / |
| Aluwu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Elowu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Aliobu | 73 | 570 | / |
| Alawui | 73 | 525 | / |
| Alabou | 73 | 458 | / |
| Alobou | 73 | 88 | / |
| Olowhu | 73 | 35 | / |
| Alevou | 73 | 26 | / |
| Ollowu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Alawou | 73 | 12 | / |
| Aliovu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Olouwu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Alauwu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Aloibu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Alewou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Alavou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oloewu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Alyawu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ailewu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Olowou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oluowu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Allawu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Halawu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Alowoo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Olowuy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Alobui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Alhawu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Alawgu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Olowuu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Alovus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Olowuj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olowus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alaawu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alobuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alobau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oloweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aluwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Golowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oolowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oloowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aluobu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auluwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uolowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Allabou | 67 | 321 | / |
| Allobou | 67 | 245 | / |
| Aalabou | 67 | 239 | / |
| Aloubou | 67 | 31 | / |
| Halabou | 67 | 19 | / |
| Alhabou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Allevou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Galawou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Allawou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Allewou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alawaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alouwoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aliawou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aliaswu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Alowu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis