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

Abawi (Arabic: عباوي) is held by more people in Iraq than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abawi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Abawi is the 366,000th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 7,398,524 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Abawi are found; 54 percent are found in West Asia and 33 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 26 people.

It is most widespread in Iraq, where it is borne by 278 people, or 1 in 125,977. Apart from Iraq it is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Abawi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Syriac Orthodox (60%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Abawi last name are 19.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.07% registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Abawai912/
Abhawi911/
Atbawi911/
Haybawi8311/
Gabawai832/
Hajbawi831/
Abawa803,474/
Ababi801,474/
Abawe80117/
Abavi80114/
Abowi8081/
Obawi807/
Ebawi803/
Abewi801/
Abawy801/
Ababei734,994/
Hababi731,153/
Ababiy73385/
Hobawi73197/
Abowei73156/
Ababyi73114/
Ababai7385/
Obaiwi7344/
Atbawy7342/
Abeabi7334/
Obawei7323/
Abowai7313/
Abaawe7312/
Abauwa739/
Abhavi738/
Ampawi738/
Habavi738/
Abaweh736/
Abaibi735/
Abewyi735/
Abaawa734/
Abaway733/
Abajwa733/
Ababij733/
Abavis732/
Abgavi732/
Abaiwe731/
Gabawe731/
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/
Ahabawa671/
Ampawai671/
Habaiby671/
Habavid671/
Haibawa671/
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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  • 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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