Al Dawi Surname

540,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Al Dawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Dawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen4891:54,0394,211
Jordan401:221,0619,827
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Syria111:1,754,6388,509
Palestine101:454,88512,564
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Al Dawi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Dawi is more frequently found in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 540,721st most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 12,268,596 people. The last name Al Dawi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Al Dawi live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 88 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

This surname is most prevalent in Yemen, where it is held by 489 people, or 1 in 54,039. In Yemen Al Dawi is mostly found in: Taiz Governorate, where 62 percent live, 'Amran Governorate, where 27 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 9 percent live. Barring Yemen this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 7 percent live and Kuwait, where 5 percent live.

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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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