Al Wawi Surname

109,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Jordan

Al Wawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Wawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria2,1381:9,028845
Jordan1,3501:6,5501,295
Palestine5131:8,8671,821
United Arab Emirates751:122,16410,258
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Yemen561:471,88010,658
Lebanon341:165,7977,705
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Al Wawi Last Name Facts

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

Al Wawi is found most in Syria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The surname Al Wawi is the 109,808th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,720,384 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Wawi are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 95 percent are found in Levant.

It is most commonly occurring in Syria, where it is held by 2,138 people, or 1 in 9,028. In Syria it is most common in: Aleppo Governorate, where 69 percent are found, Rif Dimashq Governorate, where 27 percent are found and Homs Governorate, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Syria Al Wawi is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 32 percent are found and Palestine, where 12 percent are found.

Al Wawi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Sunni (89%) 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
  • 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 Al Wawi
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