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
The surname Sahraoui (Arabic: صحراوي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﺤﺮﺍﻭﻯ) occurs more in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahraoui? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,090th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 91,061 people. Sahraoui occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Sahraoui live; 96 percent live in North Africa and 96 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 64,716th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 9,207 people.
The last name Sahraoui is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is borne by 67,397 people, or 1 in 573. In Algeria Sahraoui is most prevalent in: Algiers Province, where 13 percent live, Oran Province, where 10 percent live and Khenchela Province, where 6 percent live. Outside of Algeria it is found in 43 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 12 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.
Sahraoui Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Sunni (67%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Sahraoui surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with 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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