Sahraoui Surname
Approximately 80,029 people bear this surname
Sahraoui Surname User-submission:
The Sahraoui surname refers to 'people of the dessert'. People who bear this surname come from Bel Abas or Mascara.
Sahraoui Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 67,397 | 1:573 | 11 |
| Morocco | 9,406 | 1:3,665 | 365 |
| France | 2,233 | 1:29,746 | 3,635 |
| Spain | 344 | 1:135,907 | 10,250 |
| Tunisia | 150 | 1:4,071 | 627 |
| Belgium | 77 | 1:149,307 | 20,954 |
| England | 61 | 1:913,411 | 46,955 |
| Switzerland | 58 | 1:141,602 | 13,683 |
| United States | 51 | 1:7,107,038 | 327,397 |
| Canada | 46 | 1:800,991 | 62,809 |
| Germany | 39 | 1:2,064,243 | 111,952 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| United Arab Emirates | 18 | 1:509,015 | 23,390 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
Sahraoui (9,207) may also be a first name.
Sahraoui Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Sahraoui surname refers to 'people of the dessert'. People who bear this surname come from Bel Abas or Mascara.
- kiko78The meaning of the Sahraoui surname is 'inhabitant of the desert' in Arabic.
- melyssahaddadouSahraoui Demographics
Sahraoui Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Sahraoui Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahraoui Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sahraoui (Arabic: صحراوي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﺤﺮﺍﻭﻯ) is more commonly found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahraoui? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,090th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 91,061 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Sahraoui reside; 96 percent reside in North Africa and 96 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 64,716th most prevalent given name internationally. It is borne by 9,207 people.
Sahraoui is most frequent in Algeria, where it is held by 67,397 people, or 1 in 573. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Algiers Province, where 13 percent reside, Oran Province, where 10 percent reside and Khenchela Province, where 6 percent reside. Not including Algeria this last name is found in 43 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 12 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.
Sahraoui Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Sahraoui last name is principally Sunni (67%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Sahraoui are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Sahraoui earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 19.67% less than the national average, earning 278,022 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.89% more than the national average, earning $49,576 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.98% less than the national average, earning $36,280 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saharaoui | 94 | 270 | / |
| Sahraouie | 94 | 6 | / |
| Ssahraoui | 94 | 5 | / |
| Sahraouii | 94 | 3 | / |
| Sahraoyui | 94 | 2 | / |
| Sahtraoui | 94 | 2 | / |
| Sahrraoui | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sahraouih | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sahraouhi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sahraouai | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sahrahoui | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sahraouei | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sahraouui | 94 | 1 | / |
| Saraoui | 93 | 3,957 | / |
| Zahraoui | 88 | 13,723 | / |
| Sehraoui | 88 | 275 | / |
| Jahraoui | 88 | 137 | / |
| Sharaoui | 88 | 104 | / |
| Satraoui | 88 | 6 | / |
| Sahraouy | 88 | 4 | / |
| Sarahoui | 88 | 3 | / |
| Sarhaoui | 88 | 2 | / |
| Sarraoui | 88 | 2 | / |
| Sahraoua | 88 | 2 | / |
| Sahraaui | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sauraoui | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sasraoui | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chahraoui | 82 | 1,216 | / |
| Djahraoui | 82 | 3 | / |
| Zahraoyui | 82 | 1 | / |
| Zahrraoui | 82 | 1 | / |
| Zahraouie | 82 | 1 | / |
| Zahr'aoui | 82 | 1 | / |
| Zaraoui | 80 | 419 | / |
| Saraooi | 80 | 65 | / |
| Soraoui | 80 | 20 | / |
| Saraoua | 80 | 17 | / |
| Saraoie | 80 | 2 | / |
| Saraohi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zahahraoui | 78 | 1 | / |
| Zaaraoui | 75 | 2,051 | / |
| Zehraoui | 75 | 1,668 | / |
| Charaoui | 75 | 557 | / |
| Souraoui | 75 | 205 | / |
| Djaraoui | 75 | 114 | / |
| Zargaoui | 75 | 14 | / |
| Satraouy | 75 | 10 | / |
| Zarraoui | 75 | 5 | / |
| Zarhaoui | 75 | 4 | / |
| Zearaoui | 75 | 3 | / |
| Zaàraoui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zahraoei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zahraoua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zahraouy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chaaraoui | 71 | 1,314 | / |
| Chatraoui | 71 | 591 | / |
| Chajraoui | 71 | 276 | / |
| Chohraoui | 71 | 89 | / |
| Djaaraoui | 71 | 4 | / |
| Charraoui | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chouraoui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Charrhaoui | 67 | 136 | / |
| Saraeei | 67 | 81 | / |
| Sharaoe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Saroeuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sheraoe | 67 | 1 | / |
Sahraoui Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sahraoui in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺼﺤﺮﺍﻭﻯ | alshrawy | - |
| Sahraoui in the Arabic language | ||
| صحراوي | shrawy | - |
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