Alaoui Surname
Approximately 135,134 people bear this surname
Alaoui Surname User-submission:
Alaoui is a surname originating from the Alaouite family of Saudi Arabia. This family name is most commonly found in Morocco. Many Moroccans paternally descend from the Alaouites who migrated to Morocco from Arabia in the 7th century.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 127,833 | 1:270 | 2 |
| Algeria | 2,699 | 1:14,313 | 2,561 |
| France | 1,175 | 1:56,530 | 7,519 |
| Saudi Arabia | 835 | 1:36,953 | 5,288 |
| Spain | 546 | 1:85,626 | 7,272 |
| United States | 447 | 1:810,870 | 62,361 |
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Belgium | 303 | 1:37,943 | 6,212 |
| Canada | 256 | 1:143,928 | 14,778 |
| England | 132 | 1:422,107 | 28,563 |
| Netherlands | 116 | 1:145,579 | 22,016 |
| United Arab Emirates | 77 | 1:118,991 | 10,208 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Qatar | 62 | 1:38,032 | 3,887 |
| Germany | 55 | 1:1,463,736 | 89,144 |
| Switzerland | 27 | 1:304,182 | 24,091 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Tunisia | 16 | 1:38,164 | 5,464 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Italy | 14 | 1:4,368,335 | 106,343 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
The alternate forms: Alaoûi (1) are calculated separately.
Alaoui (45,381) may also be a first name.
Alaoui Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Alaoui is a surname originating from the Alaouite family of Saudi Arabia. This family name is most commonly found in Morocco. Many Moroccans paternally descend from the Alaouites who migrated to Morocco from Arabia in the 7th century.
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Where Does The Last Name Alaoui Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alaoui (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻮﻯ) is more frequently found in Morocco than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Alaoûi. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alaoui? popularity and diffusion
The last name Alaoui is the 4,162nd most common family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,928 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Alaoui are found; 97 percent are found in North Africa and 97 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 20,063rd most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 45,381 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Morocco, where it is borne by 127,833 people, or 1 in 270. Excluding Morocco Alaoui occurs in 66 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 2 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.
Alaoui Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Alaoui surname are 1.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.72% registered with the political party.
The amount Alaoui earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.56% more than the national average, earning $44,252 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.16% less than the national average, earning $46,124 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alaoui Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alaoui in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻮﻯ | allwy | - |
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Alaoui Reference & Research
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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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