Alwo Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Alwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Alwo (35) may also be a first name.
Alwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alwo occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Alwo.
How Common Is The Last Name Alwo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,394,033rd most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 48 percent of Alwo live; 48 percent live in Oceania Islands and 48 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Alwo is also the 1,744,716th most common forename worldwide It is held by 35 people.
The last name Alwo is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 263,023. In Papua New Guinea Alwo is mostly concentrated in: West Sepik, where 77 percent live, Chimbu, where 19 percent live and Jiwaka, where 3 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 28 percent live and Nigeria, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halwo | 89 | 36 | / |
| Alwou | 89 | 11 | / |
| Alwoo | 89 | 3 | / |
| Alwoi | 89 | 2 | / |
| Allwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Alwoh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Alwgo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Alwosh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Atelwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Allwoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alwoud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Allwod | 80 | 0 | / |
| Albo | 75 | 12,350 | / |
| Alwa | 75 | 8,973 | / |
| Alvo | 75 | 999 | / |
| Aluo | 75 | 668 | / |
| Olwo | 75 | 636 | / |
| Elwo | 75 | 14 | / |
| Halwood | 73 | 95 | / |
| Allwodd | 73 | 7 | / |
| Aylwood | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gallwoy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Alwotch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alwwood | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aulwood | 73 | 0 | / |
| Halwa | 67 | 2,313 | / |
| Hailwood | 67 | 750 | / |
| Hallwood | 67 | 621 | / |
| Albou | 67 | 600 | / |
| Galvo | 67 | 498 | / |
| Alboo | 67 | 397 | / |
| Alboy | 67 | 366 | / |
| Alwah | 67 | 295 | / |
| Alvos | 67 | 274 | / |
| Alboi | 67 | 226 | / |
| Alvod | 67 | 87 | / |
| Halbo | 67 | 63 | / |
| Alhwa | 67 | 60 | / |
| Aliuo | 67 | 55 | / |
| Halvo | 67 | 30 | / |
| Olwoo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Aalwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Alvoz | 67 | 12 | / |
| Aluot | 67 | 10 | / |
| Haluo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Olwoh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Galuo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Alwaa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Allwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Alboj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ealbo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Olwuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aluoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Albuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ailuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ealvo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aluos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alvoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aluoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aluoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aalbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Golwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alvoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aelwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alhbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ealwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aluoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alvot | 67 | 0 | / |
| Haylwood | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Alwo
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