Worldwide, Aliwa (Aliwa 
, اليوا) is quite a rare primarily boy's, but very infrequently feminine given name. The first name Aliwa is characteristic of Northern Africa, particularly Libya, where it is quite a rare primarily male, but very infrequently girly name, Tunisia, where it is a rare male name, and Algeria. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Libya, Algeria, and Nigeria. More prevalently, Aliwa is the last name as well as the forename.