Alaws Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Alaws Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Alaws Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon91:626,34314,059
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

Alaws Demographics

Alaws Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

Sample size: 3 (2014)

Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

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Alaws Last Name Facts

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

Alaws occurs more in Lebanon more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alaws? popularity and diffusion

The last name Alaws is the 4,908,606th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Alaws live; 94 percent live in West Asia and 81 percent live in Levant.

This surname is most frequently used in Lebanon, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 626,343. In Lebanon Alaws is most prevalent in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 100 percent are found. Barring Lebanon this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Alaws Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Druze (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alawsh911/
Alawst911/
Alawsth83101/
Alawhsh831/
Alhawse831/
Algawsh831/
Hallaws830/
Alabs8021/
Elaws802/
Alafs801/
Alhabs737/
Alabsh734/
Halabs734/
Galavs734/
Alyabs731/
Alowsh731/
Allows731/
Hallows672,044/
Alhabsh676/
Alawche671/
Galavìs671/
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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 Alaws
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