Alwete Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Alwete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Alwete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alwete Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alwete (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻠﻮﺍﺕ) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alwete? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Alwete live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
Alwete is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda Alwete is most common in: Lira District, where 100 percent reside. Besides Uganda Alwete is found in one country. It is also found in Mauritania, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alwete Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alwete in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻠﻮﺍﺕ | lwat | - |
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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 Alwete
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