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Family name Aliyu (Aliyu
, アリュー) , worldwide, is a widespread surname. The cognomen Aliyu is characteristic of Nigeria, where it is a common surname, Niger, where it is quite a rare surname, and Iceland. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Niger. Likewise, Aliyu is the forename as well as the last name.