Alaweeh Surname
Approximately 2,108 people bear this surname
Alaweeh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 2,021 | 1:2,789 | 522 |
| Jordan | 56 | 1:157,901 | 8,633 |
| Syria | 20 | 1:965,051 | 6,626 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Palestine | 2 | 1:2,274,424 | 17,661 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Alaweeh (1,806) may also be a first name.
Alaweeh Demographics
Alaweeh Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Alaweeh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alaweeh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alaweeh occurs in Lebanon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alaweeh? popularity and diffusion
Alaweeh is the 198,386th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,457,090 people. The surname Alaweeh is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Alaweeh live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 100 percent live in Levant. Alaweeh is also the 179,757th most widespread given name on earth. It is borne by 1,806 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Lebanon, where it is held by 2,021 people, or 1 in 2,789. In Lebanon it is primarily found in: Nabatiye Governorate, where 74 percent are found, South Governorate, where 9 percent are found and Beirut Governorate, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Lebanon Alaweeh occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 3 percent are found and Syria, where 1 percent are found.
Alaweeh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Shiite (96%) 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
- 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 Alaweeh
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