Alawis Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Alawis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alawis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Alawis (13) may also be a first name.

Alawis Last Name Facts

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

Alawis is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Alawis.

How Common Is The Last Name Alawis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,274,477th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. Alawis is predominantly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Alawis reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in Scandinavia. Alawis is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name internationally, held by 13 people.

The surname is most common in Sweden, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 579,221. In Sweden Alawis is mostly found in: Skåne County, where 41 percent live, Västerbotten County, where 29 percent live and Södermanland County, where 18 percent live. Outside of Sweden this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 39 percent live and China, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alawais925/
Alawish924/
Alhawais8642/
Halawish864/
Algawish861/
Alavis8378/
Alabis8348/
Alowis8325/
Alewis839/
Alawes832/
Alawiz832/
Halaweish806/
Galavis772,849/
Alowais771,173/
Halabis7760/
Alaways7725/
Halewis7718/
Alabish772/
Alewais772/
Alavhis772/
Alawich772/
Alabais772/
Elawiss771/
Alawees771/
A'Lewis771/
Aelewis771/
Alatvis771/
Alavies771/
Aulavis771/
Halawic771/
Alowise771/
Alhabis771/
Alawaisheh751/
Alowaish7141/
Halavais7121/
Allaways714/
Algavish712/
Alhawesh712/
Algaveis711/
Algavios711/
Aalyabis711/
Alhowish711/
Aliawaiz711/
Alhhabis711/
Alaysuis711/
Elaweiss711/
Alhowaish671,719/
Alaves67619/
Alhoweish67239/
Hallaways6768/
Alabes6761/
Alovis6753/
Alevis6734/
Olabis6712/
Alavés6710/
Algaweesh676/
Olavis675/
Alaviz674/
Hallavais673/
Elavis673/
Elewis673/
Olewis672/
Alabés672/
Alowes671/
Gallaways671/
Haliabais671/
Alawez671/
Hallowwis671/
Alewes670/

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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 Alawis
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