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
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Sahraoui Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahraoui Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sahraoui (Arabic: صحراوي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﺤﺮﺍﻭﻯ) is most common in Algeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sahraoui click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahraoui? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sahraoui is the 7,090th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 91,061 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Sahraoui reside; 96 percent reside in North Africa and 96 percent reside in Mahgreb. Sahraoui is also the 64,716th most commonly occurring given name globally It is held by 9,207 people.
The last name Sahraoui is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is carried by 67,397 people, or 1 in 573. In Algeria Sahraoui is most frequent in: Algiers Province, where 13 percent live, Oran Province, where 10 percent live and Khenchela Province, where 6 percent live. Besides Algeria it exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 12 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.
Sahraoui Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Sahraoui last name is principally Sunni (67%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Sahraoui last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the 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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