Alwe Surname
Approximately 274 people bear this surname
Alwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 142 | 1:5,401,869 | 131,616 |
| Malaysia | 49 | 1:601,923 | 29,168 |
| Pakistan | 19 | 1:9,402,310 | 46,838 |
| Mauritania | 12 | 1:341,239 | 14,334 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Alwe (49) may also be a first name.
Alwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alwe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻠﻮ) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 953,750th most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 26,596,883 people. The last name Alwe occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Alwe are found; 59 percent are found in South Asia and 51 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 49 people.
The surname Alwe is most common in India, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 5,401,869. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 89 percent reside and Goa, where 1 percent reside. Barring India it is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 18 percent reside and Pakistan, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alwe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alwe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻠﻮ | lw | 92.31 |
| ﻋﻠﻮﻩ | lwh | 7.69 |
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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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- 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 Alwe
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