Alkawi Surname

930,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Alkawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alkawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Iraq681:515,0248,412
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Alkawi (26) may also be a first name.

Alkawi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alkawi is found most frequently in Saudi Arabia. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Alkawi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alkawi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alkawi is the 930,678th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 25,751,046 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Alkawi reside; 95 percent reside in West Asia and 70 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Alkawi is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 26 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 199 people, or 1 in 155,054. Without taking into account Saudi Arabia this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 24 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alkhawi925/
Alkawai925/
Alqawi83526/
Alkawa839/
Alkawe834/
Elkawi832/
Alkawy831/
Alkhabi7710/
Alkaibi776/
Ahlqawi775/
Alkabiy771/
Alqahwi771/
Alkhavi771/
Alkawwa771/
Alkaibe771/
Elkhawi771/
Alqhaiwi715/
Alqahawi714/
Alkoubai712/
Alkawaja711/
Alkawest711/
Alkkaabi711/
Alkawees711/
Ailekavi711/
Alkhawaja671,525/
Elkawy67350/
Halkowich6755/
Alkava6743/
Alqabi671/
Alkaweesh671/
Alkhowait671/
Alcavi671/
Elkavi671/

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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
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  • 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 Alkawi
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