Abawi Surname

366,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 985 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Abawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq2781:125,9773,498
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United States1981:1,830,601119,637
Philippines831:1,219,73895,055
Australia451:599,90442,958
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Syria161:1,206,3147,138
Jordan151:589,49613,598
Lebanon131:433,62211,952
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
England31:18,572,686338,250
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Abawi (26) may also be a first name.

Abawi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abawi (Arabic: عباوي) is more commonly found in Iraq than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Abawi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 366,000th most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 7,398,524 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 64 percent of Abawi live; 54 percent live in West Asia and 33 percent live in Levant. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held first name globally, held by 26 people.

The last name Abawi is most commonly occurring in Iraq, where it is held by 278 people, or 1 in 125,977. Barring Iraq this last name exists in 31 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Abawi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Abawi surname is principally Syriac Orthodox (60%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Abawi are 19.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.07% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Abawi earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 27.92% more than the national average, earning $55,196 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.48% less than the national average, earning $42,986 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Abawai912/
Abhawi911/
Atbawi911/
Haybawi8311/
Gabawai832/
Hajbawi831/
Abawa803,474/
Ababi801,474/
Abawe80117/
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Abowi8081/
Obawi807/
Ebawi803/
Abewi801/
Abawy801/
Ababei734,994/
Hababi731,153/
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Hobawi73197/
Abowei73156/
Ababyi73114/
Ababai7385/
Obaiwi7344/
Atbawy7342/
Abeabi7334/
Obawei7323/
Abowai7313/
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Abauwa739/
Abhavi738/
Ampawi738/
Habavi738/
Abaweh736/
Abaibi735/
Abewyi735/
Abaawa734/
Abaway733/
Abajwa733/
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Abavis732/
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Abaiwe731/
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Habawa731/
Ababih731/
Avabai731/
Abahbi731/
Abaibe731/
Abobai731/
Aababi731/
Abawey731/
Gabawy731/
Asbawy731/
Abouwi731/
Abawaj731/
Abaviy731/
Abaiva731/
Abavid731/
Havabai67409/
Abaiweh67186/
Abawaya6788/
Abowitt6731/
Ababhai6722/
Abaabih6713/
Aboubai6712/
Habaibi674/
Obabhai673/
Habhabi672/
Gaibavi671/
Hajbavi671/
Obabaih671/
Hasbavi671/
Gabaway671/
Habhavi671/
Ababhoi671/
Gabayui671/
Abhowei671/
Aybowei671/
Aabowei671/
Ampawih671/
Abahawe671/
Abaibai671/
Aboswid671/
Abouwai671/
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Habaiby671/
Habavid671/
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Habavit671/
Habajui671/
Abasuis670/

Abawi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abawi in the Arabic language
عباويbawy-

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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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  • 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 Abawi
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