Aluw Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Aluw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aluw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Aluw Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Aluw Come From? nationality or country of origin

Aluw occurs most in Malaysia. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Aluw.

How Common Is The Last Name Aluw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Aluw reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 56 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

It is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 5,898,845. In Malaysia Aluw is most frequent in: Terengganu, where 60 percent reside, Pahang, where 20 percent reside and Sabah, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Malaysia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside and Thailand, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alouw89234/
Aluwe8985/
Aliuw894/
Haluw893/
Alguw891/
Allouw8079/
Allauw8063/
Galouw8053/
Haluwe8011/
Aaluwe803/
Aliuhw801/
Ahluwe801/
Ahaluw801/
Alhuws801/
Alouwe801/
Alow753,166/
Alub75705/
Aluf75585/
Aluv7532/
Eluw755/
Oluw753/
Gallouw7344/
Hallauw7321/
Halauwe733/
Gallauw731/
Alouf67638/
Allow67200/
Allub67181/
Aloub67137/
Halow67130/
Oluwe67109/
Alauf6798/
Alufe6790/
Galuf6789/
Halub6757/
Heluw6738/
Haluf6723/
Halów6715/
Aulow6715/
Alluf6713/
Aloow677/
Aylow677/
Alhow676/
Alubh673/
Alhub672/
Alowh672/
Alufs672/
Asluf672/
Oluws672/
Alyuf672/
Aluph671/
Aluff671/
Aliuf671/
Aloew671/
Oeluw671/
Aalow671/
Aleuf670/

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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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  • 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 Aluw
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