Alawia Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Sweden

Alawia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alawia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines611:1,659,643109,715
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Alawia (14,465) may also be a first name.

Alawia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alawia is found most frequently in The Philippines. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alawia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,755,741st most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Alawia are found; 87 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 70 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 47,564th most commonly used given name at a global level, held by 14,465 people.

The last name Alawia is most common in The Philippines, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 1,659,643. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 69 percent are found, Northern Mindanao, where 15 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 31 percent are found and Sweden, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alawiah923,348/
Halawia9250/
Alawwia921/
Halawiah8665/
Allawiah8626/
Alauwiah869/
Alawaiya867/
Hallawia864/
Alllawia864/
Alabia83125/
Alavia8336/
Alewia8316/
Alawya8313/
Alowia833/
Alawaiyah807/
Ahlawya77336/
Halabia77247/
Alabija7796/
Elawiah7773/
Galavia7765/
Alaviad7722/
Alavija7719/
Alaweya7718/
Alawyah7713/
Alhabia776/
Halewia775/
Halavia774/
Aulavia774/
Olaiwia772/
Alavhia772/
Alabiay772/
Olaywia771/
Allabia771/
Alawyha771/
Alawjya771/
Alaibia771/
Ailabia771/
Alavihah7175/
Hallabia7111/
Olawoyia715/
Alhawjah714/
Halawyat714/
Halaweya711/
Ahlawyaa711/
Alaweyah711/
Allaibia711/
Alhabiha711/
Halaviat711/
Alawuyya711/
Elavia67691/
Olavia67147/
Alobia6758/
Alevia6741/
Alabio679/
Alavio674/
Alovia673/
Hallaibia671/
Alabya671/
Alowio671/
Alabhaiya671/

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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
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alawia
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