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 surname Alwu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Alwu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alwu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,587,209th most widely held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Alwu reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Alwu is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 50 percent live, Benue, where 17 percent live and Ebonyi, where 17 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found 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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