Al Alawi Surname

85,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bahrain
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Al Alawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Alawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bahrain2,3951:56349
Oman1,4061:2,623390
Saudi Arabia9541:32,3444,580
Jordan2291:38,6134,388
Thailand1841:383,90467,401
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
United Arab Emirates1041:88,0997,940
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Syria491:393,8984,865
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France21:33,211,361423,184
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Al Alawi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Alawi is found most frequently in Bahrain. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Al Alawi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Alawi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Al Alawi is the 85,760th most widespread last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,296,255 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Al Alawi reside; 93 percent reside in West Asia and 88 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name is most widely held in Bahrain, where it is borne by 2,395 people, or 1 in 563. Outside of Bahrain Al Alawi is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Oman, where 25 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 17 percent live.

Al Alawi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

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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
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