Eldawi Surname

83,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,779 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

Eldawi Surname User-submission:

This Surname is popular in Egypt and especially in the upper Egypt region, Luxor in particular. It is linguistically derived from the Arabic word, daw, or ضوء, which has the meaning of 'light'.

Eldawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan4,7601:7,8801,122
Egypt6711:137,01310,788
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Libya91:693,7751,982
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Eldawi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This Surname is popular in Egypt and especially in the upper Egypt region, Luxor in particular. It is linguistically derived from the Arabic word, daw, or ضوء, which has the meaning of 'light'.

- Mohamed Khaled El Dawy

Eldawi Last Name Facts

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

Eldawi occurs more in Sudan more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eldawi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 83,715th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,261,039 people. Eldawi is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Eldawi reside; 94 percent reside in North Africa and 94 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Sudan, where it is borne by 4,760 people, or 1 in 7,880. Other than Sudan this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 12 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent reside.

Eldawi Last Name Statistics demography

Eldawi earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.42% less than the national average, earning $35,200 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elddawi924/
Eldawiy924/
Eldawai924/
Eldawie921/
Eldawy834,977/
Aldawi834,451/
Eldabi832,256/
Eldawa83183/
Eldawe834/
Aldhawi77222/
Aldawai7778/
Aldahwi7735/
Heldawa7712/
Eldawey7710/
Geldavi775/
Eldowie774/
Eldhawy774/
Eltdawy774/
Eldahbi774/
Alldawi772/
Eldhabi771/
Aldawih771/
Eldahui771/
Eldhavi771/
Eldabai771/
Eldaway771/
Eldawwy771/
Geldawy771/
Eldahabi7113/
Eldeweih719/
Eldewieh718/
Eldahawy714/
Heldavio713/
Eldhaybi713/
Aldhawai711/
Eldawaha711/
Heldaway710/
Aldawy67492/
Eldowy67279/
Eldaby67244/
Eldabe67163/
Eldewy67125/
Eldevi6716/
Aldawe677/
Aldavi673/
Eldave672/
Aldowi671/

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