Alw Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Alw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan711:2,516,11121,969
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Alw (180) may also be a first name.

Alw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alw (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻠﻮ) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,573,888th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. The surname Alw occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Alw live; 55 percent live in South Asia and 55 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 679,247th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 180 people.

The last name Alw is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 2,516,111. In Pakistan Alw is mostly concentrated in: Sindh, where 99 percent live and Punjab, where 1 percent live. Other than Pakistan it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 22 percent live and Thailand, where 7 percent live.

Alw Last Name Statistics demography

Alw earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 123.06% more than the national average, earning $96,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alwe86274/
Halw8626/
Aulw864/
Ajlw864/
Alwå863/
Alhw863/
Ahlw862/
Alwh862/
Allw862/
Alwz861/
Aylw861/
Aslw861/
Alvw861/
Alwt861/
Aalw861/
Halwe75263/
Aalwe757/
Allwe753/
Alhlw752/
Attlw752/
Alvws752/
Alwss751/
Halwf751/
Alwfe751/
Aylew751/
Auylw751/
Hajlw751/
Haylw751/
Hailw750/
Hallw750/
Alb675,437/
Alf671,587/
Alv67241/
Ealewe6717/
Elw6717/
Olw676/
Ailewe676/
Alwchh672/
Ayllew672/
Hallwe671/
Healew671/
Eallew671/
Autlew671/
Albowa671/
Ateelw671/
Ahalwe671/
Aheelw671/
Haylew670/

Alw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﻠﻮlw-

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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 Alw
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