Alwali Surname
Approximately 7,405 people bear this surname
Alwali Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 3,920 | 1:9,569 | 1,352 |
| Niger | 1,649 | 1:11,639 | 850 |
| Chad | 770 | 1:17,652 | 2,191 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| Nigeria | 244 | 1:725,995 | 33,220 |
| Burkina Faso | 96 | 1:191,168 | 4,278 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Pakistan | 29 | 1:6,160,134 | 36,715 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Syria | 5 | 1:3,860,204 | 11,832 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Alwali (1,275) may also be a first name.
Alwali Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alwali Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alwali (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻮﻟﻲ) is found most frequently in Sudan. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alwali? popularity and diffusion
The last name Alwali is the 67,232nd most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 984,139 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Alwali reside; 53 percent reside in North Africa and 53 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 220,830th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 1,275 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Sudan, where it is carried by 3,920 people, or 1 in 9,569. Apart from Sudan this last name occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 22 percent live and Chad, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alwali Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alwali in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻮﻟﻲ | alwly | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alwali
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