Amawi Surname
Approximately 4,696 people bear this surname
Amawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 2,258 | 1:40,716 | 4,150 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,153 | 1:26,761 | 3,711 |
| Jordan | 605 | 1:14,616 | 2,417 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Palestine | 137 | 1:33,203 | 4,228 |
| United States | 121 | 1:2,995,528 | 175,060 |
| Indonesia | 44 | 1:3,005,664 | 168,399 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Amawi (49) may also be a first name.
Amawi Demographics
Amawi Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
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
Amawi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amawi in the Arabic language | ||
| العماوي | almawy | - |
| عماوي | mawy | - |
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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 Amawi
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