Eldawy Surname

95,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Eldawy 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'.

Eldawy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt4,7591:19,3182,239
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Eldawy 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

Eldawy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eldawy is held by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eldawy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 95,593rd most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,464,245 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Eldawy live; 96 percent live in North Africa and 96 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is held by 4,759 people, or 1 in 19,318. Excluding Egypt Eldawy occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.

Eldawy Last Name Statistics demography

Eldawy earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year.

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Eldawiy924/
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Eldaway921/
Eldahawy864/
Heldaway860/
Eldawi835,779/
Aldawy83492/
Eldowy83279/
Eldaby83244/
Eldawa83183/
Eldewy83125/
Eldawe834/
Eldahby77183/
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Heldawa7712/
Eldawai774/
Elddawi774/
Eldawie771/
Elhdaby771/
Aldaway771/
Holdawy770/
Holdaway714,185/
Eldahaby71179/
Haldaway7115/
Eldhaybi713/
Hildaway712/
Eldawaha711/
Aldawway711/
Aldawi674,451/
Eldabi672,256/
Eldoby67310/
Eldabe67163/
Aldawe677/
Aldowy674/
Aldewy674/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Eldawy
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