Alwi Surname
Approximately 30,656 people bear this surname
Alwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 20,239 | 1:6,534 | 848 |
| Malaysia | 4,251 | 1:6,938 | 863 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4,015 | 1:7,685 | 1,079 |
| Pakistan | 760 | 1:235,058 | 5,424 |
| Kenya | 382 | 1:120,890 | 10,105 |
| United Arab Emirates | 201 | 1:45,583 | 4,611 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Qatar | 125 | 1:18,864 | 2,013 |
| India | 113 | 1:6,788,189 | 152,128 |
| Singapore | 94 | 1:58,593 | 2,307 |
| Tanzania | 87 | 1:608,524 | 37,695 |
| Papua New Guinea | 39 | 1:209,070 | 28,870 |
| United States | 39 | 1:9,293,819 | 392,288 |
| Uganda | 37 | 1:1,055,116 | 44,846 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Oman | 7 | 1:526,853 | 5,771 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
Alwi (31,216) may also be a first name.
Alwi Demographics
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Alwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alwi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻠﻮﻯ, Hindi: अलवी) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alwi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Alwi is the 18,011th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 237,720 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Alwi live; 79 percent live in Southeast Asia and 79 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 27,052nd most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 31,216 people.
This surname is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 20,239 people, or 1 in 6,534. In Indonesia Alwi is most numerous in: East Java, where 21 percent live, West Java, where 13 percent live and South Sulawesi, where 13 percent live. Other than Indonesia this surname is found in 42 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 14 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 13 percent live.
Alwi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Alwi are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the political party.
Alwi earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.73% more than the national average, earning $47,781 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alwi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alwi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻠﻮﻯ | lwy | - |
| Alwi in the Hindi language | ||
| अलवी | alavi | 56.52 |
| अल्वी | alvi | 43.48 |
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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 Alwi
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