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

The last name Alyu (Hindi: अल्यू, Russian: Алью) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alyu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 94,136th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,439,657 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Alyu are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alyu is also the 74,968th most frequently held forename internationally, held by 7,376 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,215 people, or 1 in 55,099. In Nigeria Alyu is most common in: Kano, where 36 percent are found, Katsina, where 15 percent are found and Jigawa, where 7 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 25 percent are found and Turkey, where 10 percent are found.

Alyu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Alyu last name is primarily 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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