Amawi Surname

100,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Jordan

Amawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2,2581:40,7164,150
Saudi Arabia1,1531:26,7613,711
Jordan6051:14,6162,417
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Palestine1371:33,2034,228
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
Indonesia441:3,005,664168,399
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
England191:2,932,529101,561
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Israel121:713,13647,700
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Amawi (49) may also be a first name.

Amawi Last Name Facts

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

Amawi (Arabic: العماوي) is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amawi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Amawi is the 100,561st most prevalent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,551,862 people. Amawi is mostly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Amawi live; 52 percent live in North Africa and 48 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Amawi is also the 1,430,306th most commonly used forename worldwide, held by 49 people.

It is most common in Egypt, where it is borne by 2,258 people, or 1 in 40,716. Other than Egypt this last name exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 25 percent live and Jordan, where 13 percent live.

Amawi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Amawi last name is predominantly Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Amawi surname are 9.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.25% being registered to vote for the political party.

Amawi earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.16% less than the national average, earning $31,429 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamawi911,547/
Amawei91163/
Amhawi91100/
Ahmawi9111/
Ammawi915/
Amawyi912/
Amawai911/
Amgawi911/
Amawais837/
Amaiwai836/
Hahmawi832/
Hammawi832/
Hamawai831/
Amaewei831/
Asmawii831/
Gamhawi831/
Asmaawi831/
Asmahwi831/
Amavi806,389/
Amawy80955/
Amabi80848/
Amawa80375/
Amawe80290/
Omawi8020/
Amowi8013/
Amewi801/
Emawi801/
Hamawa731,385/
Hamawy73460/
Amawhe73331/
Amowie73311/
Amahwe73285/
Gomawi73245/
Amauwa73141/
Amaibi73111/
Amawha7384/
Amaweh7381/
Hamabi7362/
Amabai7356/
Amaiwe7350/
Hamawe7346/
Amavie7339/
Hamavi7329/
Amaway7321/
Omawie7316/
Amaw'a7316/
Amowei7314/
Ameabi7314/
Amavio7313/
Omawei7311/
Hamawé737/
Ammawa737/
Hamowi736/
Eumawi736/
Aimawa736/
Omawis736/
Amavhi735/
Amaabi735/
Amovai735/
Ammabi734/
Amaibe734/
Osmawi734/
Asmavi733/
Amavis733/
Amowai733/
Amawea732/
Homawi732/
Hamewi731/
Amasui731/
Amavit731/
Ammavi731/
Aemavi731/
Amaawa731/
Amawed731/
Amabhi731/
Amauwe731/
Amaiwa731/
Atmawy731/
Eimawi731/
Ahmawa731/
Amavih731/
Amawer731/
Amawey731/
Amawoa731/
Amaive731/
Aumavi731/
Aïmawa731/
Amaubi731/
Amaawe731/
Amhabi731/
Hammawa672,032/
Amabhai67516/
Amaabai6780/
Hamaway6730/
Amaihwe6720/
Hamaiwa6719/
Ammabai6714/
Omaswei6714/
Asmowiy676/
Hammawe675/
Aimeabi674/
Hamabhi674/
Othmawi674/
Hamabai673/
Amawoue672/
Hemawai671/
Gamaway671/
Aasmavi671/
Amaweed671/
Ammobai671/
Hamajwe671/
Haamawa671/
Hamaibi671/
Amoiwei671/
Osmawei671/
Gomawei671/
Hamaibe671/
Ahamavi671/
Amawaya671/
Amaibei671/
Amauwhe671/
Aimahwe671/
Emmawie671/
Asmaway671/
Asmawee671/
Oumawis670/

Amawi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amawi in the Arabic language
العماويalmawy-
عماويmawy-

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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
  • 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 Amawi
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