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
The last name Alu (Georgian: ალუ, Hindi: आलू, Marathi: आलू, Oriya: ଆଲୁ, Russian: Алу) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be found as: Alù or Alú. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 15,243rd most numerous last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 199,440 people. The last name Alu is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Alu live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alu is also the 41,966th most frequently used forename in the world, held by 17,332 people.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 20,121 people, or 1 in 8,804. In Nigeria Alu is most frequent in: Sokoto, where 35 percent live, Benue, where 9 percent live and Ebonyi, where 8 percent live. Beside Nigeria Alu occurs in 95 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live and Somalia, where 7 percent live.
Alu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly 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 US average, with 53.66% registered with 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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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