Alyu Surname

94,136th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,062 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Alyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,2151:55,0994,179
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
Turkey5281:147,38911,694
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Alyu (7,376) may also be a first name.

Alyu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Alyu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Alyu (Hindi: अल्यू, Russian: Алью) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alyu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alyu is the 94,136th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,439,657 people. The surname Alyu is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Alyu live; 64 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alyu is also the 74,968th most common forename internationally. It is borne by 7,376 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,215 people, or 1 in 55,099. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kano, where 36 percent reside, Katsina, where 15 percent reside and Jigawa, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 25 percent reside and Turkey, where 10 percent reside.

Alyu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Alyu surname is predominantly Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ailyu89206/
Allyu8942/
Alyau8916/
Alyup8914/
Halyu895/
Galyu895/
Alyuz894/
Alyui893/
Aulyu891/
Alu8636,540/
Halyus8094/
Alyaus803/
Gailyu802/
Halyuz802/
Alyuus801/
Aliu75136,013/
Alou7544,800/
Allu7536,110/
Aleu7516,522/
Aluç753,555/
Alus753,162/
Galu753,070/
Aluu752,178/
Alui751,806/
Halu751,502/
Alau751,161/
Algu75734/
Aluh75722/
Alut75383/
Aulu75382/
Aluz75326/
Ailu75319/
Alud75259/
Aluy75254/
Aylu75223/
Alhu75160/
Alup75159/
Atlu7591/
Alux7564/
Aalu7555/
Ahlu7526/
Aslu7514/
Ealu759/
Aluj753/
Aluá751/
Aluś751/
Olyu751/
Halyuha7347/
Hailyus7317/
Allyuch732/
Halyush731/
Haylyus731/
Hailu67593,084/
Allou6736,807/
Alhou677,898/
Haylu677,435/
Alliu675,254/
Allui675,103/
Halou673,723/
Ahulu672,696/
Alaux672,541/
Galou671,409/
Galui671,271/
Galau671,251/
Gallu671,108/
Alluh67882/
Halus67857/
Alush67694/
Aleus67648/
Alius67645/
Aliau67599/
Haliu67558/
Hallu67537/
Halup67490/
Aleut67475/
Alaud67377/
Aalou67330/
Aslau67309/
Halud67298/
Halau67290/
Aluch67274/
Aliui67256/
Halut67242/
Alout67216/
Alouz67187/
Alhus67187/
Ahlou67183/
Ağluç67171/
Aluiz67162/
Aliuy67147/
Aluis67138/
D'Alu67134/
Alouh67119/
Allup67117/
Galiu67109/
Haleu67105/
Allus67104/
Allut6796/
Alupp6795/
Algou6789/
Đaluš6784/
Ahalu6784/
Halui6769/
Alous6766/
Aslou6765/
Haulu6765/
Alahu6760/
Allau6757/
Aluit6755/
Aluih6752/
Alluz6744/
Alauz6740/
Aliud6739/
Ailus6733/
Alouj6733/
Gailu6731/
Aloup6729/
Galuy6725/
Alluy6725/
Alaut6725/
Ailou6723/
Aallu6721/
Alaus6721/
Ayluç6721/
Gaulu6719/
Gajlu6718/
Aulou6718/
Ayliu6718/
Alooy6715/
Atlus6712/
Aaliu6712/
Ailup6712/
Aileu6711/
Olyus6711/
Aslup6710/
Asluy6710/
Ailau6710/
Atluh6710/
Haluš6710/
Haluz6710/
Halux679/
Alluu679/
Alouy679/
Aleuš679/
Auylu679/
Aloud678/
Alohu678/
Auliu678/
Aulus678/
Olyuz678/
Alleu677/
Galgu676/
Ajlux676/
Haluh676/
Gaalu676/
Ailiu676/
Haalu676/
Aleue676/
Ailhu676/
Aludd676/
Allud675/
Aillu675/
Aliuş675/
Atlou675/
Attlu674/
Aullu674/
Aluss674/
Gaylu674/
Alhau674/
Aulau674/
Aliut674/
Allgu674/
Allhu673/
Algau673/
Alhud673/
Alyuhova673/
Hajlu672/
Aliuj672/
Alhui672/
Asliu672/
Aluue672/
Aluut672/
Aylou672/
Hahlu672/
Allux672/
Aleud672/
Haslu671/
Aluph671/
Healu671/
Hhalu671/
Eallu671/
Aailu671/
Aalus671/
Alyauova671/
Atllu671/
Atlui671/
Haluy671/
Alauh671/
Auluu671/
Ailgu671/
Alaup671/
Olyau671/
Ahlui671/
Aluud671/
Aluhs671/
Alllu671/
Alheu671/
Alhut671/
Aalup671/
Aislu671/
Aalau671/
Aleuz671/
Alhlu671/
Aulut671/
Alult670/
Ahlau670/

Alyu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alyu in the Hindi language
अल्यूalyu-
Alyu in the Russian language
Альюalu-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alyu
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