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

The surname Alawis occurs most in Sweden. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alawis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,274,477th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Alawis is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Alawis live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in Scandinavia. Alawis is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 13 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 579,221. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Skåne County, where 41 percent live, Västerbotten County, where 29 percent live and Södermanland County, where 18 percent live. Excluding Sweden this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs 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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