Alawy Surname
Approximately 2,087 people bear this surname
Alawy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 854 | 1:107,653 | 8,985 |
| Tanzania | 727 | 1:72,822 | 7,602 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Indonesia | 143 | 1:924,820 | 68,783 |
| United States | 34 | 1:10,660,557 | 428,392 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Alawy (428) may also be a first name.
Alawy Demographics
Alawy Political Affiliation
in United States
United States
Average
Alawy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alawy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alawy (Arabic: العوي) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Alawy.
How Common Is The Last Name Alawy? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 200,066th most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 3,491,876 people. The surname Alawy is primarily found in Africa, where 77 percent of Alawy live; 41 percent live in North Africa and 41 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Alawy is also the 415,075th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 428 people.
Alawy is most common in Egypt, where it is borne by 854 people, or 1 in 107,653. Not including Egypt Alawy exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 35 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent reside.
Alawy Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Alawy surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.
Alawy earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 48.1% less than the national average, earning $22,393 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alawy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alawy in the Arabic language | ||
| العوي | alwy | - |
| العاوي | alawy | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Alawy
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis