El Rahawi Surname

520,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

El Rahawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Rahawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen6201:42,6213,617
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

El Rahawi Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Rahawi occurs most in Yemen. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of El Rahawi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El Rahawi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 520,629th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 11,660,073 people. El Rahawi is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of El Rahawi live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 99 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname El Rahawi is most widespread in Yemen, where it is held by 620 people, or 1 in 42,621. In Yemen El Rahawi is most numerous in: Abyan Governorate, where 65 percent are found, Al Mahwit Governorate, where 17 percent are found and Aden Governorate, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Yemen it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 1 percent are found and Jordan, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Rahawy89941/
El Rawi884/
El Hrawi82159/
El Rahbi829/
El Rhabi828/
El Rabai824/
El Rhaibi784/
El Rahaby782/
El Rabi7512,817/
El Rawy751,103/
El-Rawi75161/
El Rawa754/
El Ravi752/
El Rabih7114/
El Rabii714/
El Rabea714/
El Rabeh714/
El Rawwa712/
El Hrabi711/
El Rawey711/
El Rabeih671/
El Rabahy671/
El Roubai671/
El-Rawy63649/
El Rabe6351/
El Raby633/
El Rowaish631/
El-Ravi631/
El Roubi594,295/
El Rouwa597/
El Rabee591/
El Roubii564/
El Rabeey561/
El Roby50948/

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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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  • 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 El Rahawi
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