Alwu Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Alwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Alwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alwu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Alwu.
How Common Is The Last Name Alwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 58 percent of Alwu live; 58 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Alwu is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 50 percent live, Benue, where 17 percent live and Ebonyi, where 17 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 33 percent live and Liberia, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alwau | 89 | 18 | / |
| Alwou | 89 | 11 | / |
| Alwui | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ailewu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Aylewu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alwoud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Albu | 75 | 33,499 | / |
| Alvu | 75 | 47 | / |
| Elwu | 75 | 23 | / |
| Olwu | 75 | 10 | / |
| Alwhush | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elweu | 67 | 1,114 | / |
| Albou | 67 | 600 | / |
| Aalbu | 67 | 222 | / |
| Alvau | 67 | 216 | / |
| Elwau | 67 | 54 | / |
| Alvut | 67 | 51 | / |
| Albau | 67 | 32 | / |
| Albui | 67 | 30 | / |
| Albuț | 67 | 27 | / |
| Albuh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Albuy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Halbu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Alwoo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alvus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alvui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Albuș | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olwhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Albuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Albeu | 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
- 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 Alwu
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