Alu Surname
Approximately 36,540 people bear this surname
Alu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 20,121 | 1:8,804 | 979 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3,694 | 1:2,207 | 88 |
| Somalia | 2,598 | 1:5,178 | 438 |
| Uganda | 2,518 | 1:15,504 | 2,431 |
| India | 2,433 | 1:315,276 | 17,580 |
| Indonesia | 1,029 | 1:128,522 | 12,901 |
| United States | 570 | 1:635,893 | 51,189 |
| DR Congo | 417 | 1:177,169 | 18,031 |
| Italy | 413 | 1:148,079 | 23,229 |
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| Turkey | 333 | 1:233,698 | 16,503 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Cameroon | 245 | 1:84,772 | 10,298 |
| Solomon Islands | 215 | 1:2,698 | 257 |
| Argentina | 182 | 1:234,854 | 19,159 |
| France | 118 | 1:562,904 | 76,109 |
| Malaysia | 82 | 1:359,686 | 19,062 |
| Pakistan | 72 | 1:2,481,165 | 21,781 |
| Belgium | 66 | 1:174,192 | 23,583 |
| England | 50 | 1:1,114,361 | 53,243 |
| Venezuela | 48 | 1:629,252 | 11,082 |
| Estonia | 46 | 1:28,735 | 5,267 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Russia | 22 | 1:6,551,048 | 261,263 |
| Liberia | 20 | 1:220,427 | 14,169 |
| Taiwan | 17 | 1:1,379,103 | 9,281 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 16 | 1:70,980 | 225 |
| Afghanistan | 13 | 1:2,473,322 | 16,278 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
The alternate forms: Alù (53) & Alú (4) are calculated separately.
Alu (17,332) may also be a first name.
Alu Demographics
Alu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Alu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alu (Georgian: ალუ, Hindi: आलू, Marathi: आलू, Oriya: ଆଲୁ, Russian: Алу) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Alù or Alú. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 15,243rd most prevalent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 199,440 people. The surname Alu is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Alu are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alu is also the 41,966th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 17,332 people.
This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 20,121 people, or 1 in 8,804. In Nigeria Alu is primarily concentrated in: Sokoto, where 35 percent reside, Benue, where 9 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 8 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 95 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside and Somalia, where 7 percent reside.
Alu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya and Christian (68%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Alu last name are 6.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.66% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Alu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 82.37% more than the national average, earning €54,766 per year; in Norway they earn 1.65% more than the national average, earning 351,776 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.53% more than the national average, earning $43,377 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.57% less than the national average, earning $47,413 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alu in the Georgian language | ||
| ალუ | alu | - |
| Alu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଲୁ | alu | 87.74 |
| ଆଳୁ | alu | 8.87 |
| ଅଲୁ | alu | 2.42 |
| ଆଲୂ | alu | 0.16 |
| Alu in the Marathi language | ||
| आलू | alu | 45.02 |
| आलु | alu | 41.68 |
| अलु | alu | 6.06 |
| अलू | alu | 3.9 |
| आळू | alu | 1.55 |
| आळु | alu | 0.37 |
| अळु | alu | 0.12 |
| अळू | alu | 0.12 |
| ाळू | alu | 0.06 |
| ालु | alu | 0.06 |
| Alu in the Hindi language | ||
| आलू | alu | 34.58 |
| आलु | alu | 21.74 |
| अलू | alu | 18.63 |
| ालू | alu | 12.84 |
| अलु | alu | 6.21 |
| ालु | alu | 3.73 |
| आळू | alu | 0.21 |
| Alu in the Russian language | ||
| Алу | alu | - |
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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
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