Al Alwi Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Oman
Highest density in:
Oman

Al Alwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Al Alwi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Al Alwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Alwi is carried by more people in Oman than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Al Alwi.

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

It is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Al Alwi occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Al Alwi are found; 83 percent are found in West Asia and 83 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

This surname is most commonly held in Oman, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 1,843,986. In Oman Al Alwi is most frequent in: Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate, where 50 percent live. Outside of Oman it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 17 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Alwai932/
Al-Alwi862/
Al Alwa861/
Al Albi861/
Al Galwy804/
Al Halbi804/
Al Halwa802/
Al Ahlwy801/
Al-Halwai751/
Al-Elwi714/
Al Aluej671/
Al Alves671/
Al-Alweet634/
Al Helweh631/
Al-Olui5799/
Al-Helweh502/
Al-Hoolvi501/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Al Alwi
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