Khalawi Surname
Approximately 9,275 people bear this surname
Khalawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 4,784 | 1:7,321 | 628 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,511 | 1:20,421 | 2,846 |
| Jordan | 1,084 | 1:8,157 | 1,575 |
| Egypt | 641 | 1:143,426 | 11,189 |
| Palestine | 635 | 1:7,164 | 1,529 |
| Syria | 455 | 1:42,420 | 2,421 |
| Yemen | 130 | 1:203,271 | 8,618 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Khalawi (152) may also be a first name.
Khalawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khalawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Khalawi (Arabic: خلاوي) is held by more people in Iraq than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Khalawi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Khalawi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 54,855th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 785,719 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Khalawi live; 93 percent live in West Asia and 75 percent live in Levant. It is also the 746,252nd most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 152 people.
The surname is most frequent in Iraq, where it is borne by 4,784 people, or 1 in 7,321. Beside Iraq Khalawi occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 16 percent reside and Jordan, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Khalawi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khalawi in the Arabic language | ||
| خلاوي | khlawy | - |
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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 Khalawi
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