Always Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Iran

Always Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Always Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Always (291) may also be a first name.

Always Last Name Facts

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

The last name Always (Arabic: الويز) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Always? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. Always occurs predominantly in Asia, where 62 percent of Always are found; 38 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 38 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 517,703rd most common forename on earth, held by 291 people.

It is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 13,224,919. In Indonesia Always is most common in: West Java, where 50 percent live, West Sumatra, where 30 percent live and Southeast Sulawesi, where 20 percent live. Outside of Indonesia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 27 percent live and Iran, where 23 percent live.

Always Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Always has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Allways9230/
Alwas91108/
Alwais833,207/
Halwas83310/
Alwast83251/
Alwash83205/
Albays835/
Alwahs834/
Alhwas832/
Alwass831/
Alwayj831/
Alwahsh774,783/
Hallwas77217/
Albayas7718/
Alwaise7711/
Halwass7710/
Alhwash775/
Alwahas774/
Alwhash774/
Halwahs773/
Alwashe773/
Alwaiss772/
Galwasz771/
Alhwais771/
Alwis7346,564/
Albas73860/
Alwaz73520/
Aluas73462/
Alvas73300/
Alwes73267/
Albys736/
Alwax733/
Olwas732/
Alvys731/
Alwac731/
Alwaj731/
Hallwass7175/
Hallwahs717/
Alwahaas711/
Alhwaish711/
Albash67783/
Halbas67775/
Galvas67496/
Halwax67401/
Aulwes67253/
Albais67158/
Halvas67135/
Halwes6773/
Alweis6769/
Alwaiz6762/
Alwiyahse6755/
Halwaß6752/
Allwes6745/
Holwas6733/
Alvaes6729/
Halwaz6721/
Golwas6719/
Albass6718/
Alvais6717/
Ahlwes6711/
Alwesh677/
Alwees676/
Alvash675/
Alwise675/
Alveas675/
Alwach675/
Halwaj674/
Alwish673/
Alwies673/
Albaus673/
Alhwaj672/
Alwiss672/
Ailvas672/
Alvgas672/
Alwhaj672/
Albeys672/
Olwase672/
Alhwaz672/
Albeas672/
Alhuas672/
Alwaez672/
Alwaax671/
Galwaś671/
Haluas671/
Alwajh671/
Alwese671/
Aluase671/
Aalwis671/
Alwahj671/
Halbys671/
Aluash671/
Ealwis671/
Galvys671/
Hallwatts671/
Alwahaish671/
Halwis671/
Alwaij671/
Albaas671/
Galhuayes670/
Alveys670/

Always Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Always in the Arabic language
الويزalwyz-

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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 Always
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