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 last name Alaweeh is more commonly found in Lebanon than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alaweeh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Alaweeh is the 198,386th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,457,090 people. Alaweeh occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Alaweeh are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 100 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 179,757th most frequent given name on earth, borne by 1,806 people.
The surname Alaweeh is most numerous in Lebanon, where it is carried by 2,021 people, or 1 in 2,789. In Lebanon it is most common in: Nabatiye Governorate, where 74 percent reside, South Governorate, where 9 percent reside and Beirut Governorate, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Lebanon it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 3 percent reside and Syria, where 1 percent reside.
Alaweeh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally 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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