Alwab Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Alwab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
Alwab (15) may also be a first name.
Alwab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alwab Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alwab is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alwab? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Alwab live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alwab is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 15 people.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kano, where 100 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alwhab | 91 | 209 | / |
| Galwab | 91 | 11 | / |
| Alwahb | 91 | 1 | / |
| Alwahab | 83 | 852 | / |
| Alwhaib | 83 | 2 | / |
| Galwaab | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gaalwab | 83 | 1 | / |
| Albab | 80 | 5,447 | / |
| Alwahaab | 77 | 497 | / |
| Alwuhaib | 77 | 420 | / |
| Alwaheeb | 77 | 222 | / |
| Alwahaib | 77 | 51 | / |
| Aelwahab | 77 | 4 | / |
| Alhwahab | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alwahabh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Allwahab | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ailbab | 73 | 519 | / |
| Elwhab | 73 | 465 | / |
| Albaab | 73 | 26 | / |
| Halbab | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aalbab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Galwob | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elwahab | 67 | 3,621 | / |
| Alwheeb | 67 | 241 | / |
| Alwahap | 67 | 4 | / |
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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 Alwab
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