Alawed Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Alawed Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Alawed Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alawed Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alawed is most common in Sudan. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alawed? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,979,664th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Alawed are found; 84 percent are found in North Africa and 84 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Sudan, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 1,041,950. Other than Sudan Alawed occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 9 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 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
- 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
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