Alalwi Surname

425,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 812 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Alalwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alalwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Oman1571:23,4902,053
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Libya11:6,243,9746,186

Alalwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alalwi has its highest incidence in Saudi Arabia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alalwi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Alalwi is the 425,776th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,974,810 people. The last name Alalwi occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Alalwi reside; 98 percent reside in West Asia and 97 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname Alalwi is most widespread in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 517 people, or 1 in 59,682. Other than Saudi Arabia this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Oman, where 19 percent are found and Bahrain, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alialwi921/
Alalwy831,024/
Alalwe83200/
Alalbi835/
Alolwi834/
Alalwa834/
Alalvi831/
Gaulaulwi802/
Alhalwa7713/
Alhalbi7712/
Alialvi773/
Halalwa771/
Alahlwe771/
Alalwee771/
Galalwe771/
Alalwwa771/
Elhalwi771/
Alaslwy771/
Alalboi771/
Ahlalwe771/
Alalweet71239/
Alahlway711/
Aelahlwy711/
Alalouhi711/
Elalwe6721/
Elalwy674/
Alolwa673/
Allahalvi671/
Alahalbei671/

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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 Alalwi
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