Alawid Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Alawid Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Alawid Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alawid Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alawid is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Alawid? popularity and diffusion
The surname Alawid is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Alawid is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Alawid are found; 60 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 60 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Kedah, where 33 percent reside, Kuala Lumpur, where 33 percent reside and Sabah, where 33 percent reside. Barring Malaysia Alawid occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 20 percent reside and Sudan, where 20 percent reside.
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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 Alawid
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