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
Alwali (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻮﻟﻲ) is found most in Sudan. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alwali? popularity and diffusion
Alwali is the 67,232nd most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 984,139 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Alwali are found; 53 percent are found in North Africa and 53 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Alwali is also the 220,830th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,275 people.
This surname is most numerous in Sudan, where it is carried by 3,920 people, or 1 in 9,569. Outside of Sudan this surname occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 22 percent reside and Chad, where 10 percent reside.
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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- 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 Alwali
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