Sahrawy Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Sahrawy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sahrawy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Sahrawy (16) may also be a first name.

Sahrawy Last Name Facts

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

Sahrawy (Arabic: شروي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﺤﺮﺍﻭﻱ) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sahrawy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sahrawy is the 1,121,821st most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sahrawy live; 99 percent live in North Africa and 99 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Sahrawy is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 16 people.

The last name Sahrawy is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 429,606. Without taking into account Egypt Sahrawy is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 0 percent reside and Spain, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sarawy92495/
Saharawiy882/
Sharawy8617,312/
Sahrawi862,099/
Sehrawy86154/
Saraway867/
Zahrawy865/
Sarawey861/
Sajrawy861/
Shaarawy8014,205/
Sharaawy80343/
Sharawey80156/
Shajrawy80125/
Sharrawy80122/
Sha'rawy80122/
Shahrawi8025/
Sharaway8016/
Saharawi806/
Sehrawey805/
Shargawy803/
Shahraby802/
Sahrawui801/
Sahrgawi801/
Sarawi771,304/
Saravy77186/
Sarawa77136/
Saraby7756/
Sarawe7718/
Sarowy779/
Carawy776/
Zarawy771/
Shahrabay751/
Shaarawey751/
Saharawee751/
Sharawi716,042/
Sharaby715,736/
Sarawgi711,579/
Saravey71253/
Sharawe71198/
Saraviy71159/
Saravay7180/
Sahrowi7167/
Sherawi7156/
Saraweh7142/
Sarayva7141/
Sohraby7134/
Sahravi7133/
Sarawai7126/
Sarrawi7118/
Sarabay719/
Jaraway719/
Sarawoi717/
Sarawoa717/
Sarawie716/
Saroway715/
Jasrawy715/
Shorawi714/
Sarobay714/
Charawy714/
Sarabey713/
Carrawy713/
Sargavy713/
Shoraby713/
Sharawa713/
Sarhawi713/
Sajrawi712/
Sarawaj711/
Sarawge711/
Sarravy711/
Saraiwe711/
Sarajwa711/
Sarawue711/
Sauraby711/
Zahrawé711/
Sarawer711/
Saarawa711/
Saravaiy6793,287/
Shaarawi672,497/
Shajrawi67733/
Sharabey67122/
Saraivay6781/
Saharavi6736/
Sarawees6734/
Shahravi6732/
Sarevaiy6723/
Satrawet6717/
Shahrava6713/
Zahyrawi678/
Scharawi677/
Saravaya675/
Sarawich675/
Sheravay674/
Sarrabay674/
Sairavay674/
Sharawee674/
Sharrawi674/
Sha'rawi674/
Cearaway673/
Jarraway673/
Saroivay673/
Sairaviy673/
Shatrawi673/
Cairaway672/
Sauravay672/
Shorabay672/
Sharaawi672/
Saraswet671/
Carrawoy671/
Sjahrabi671/
Chahrawi671/
Zahrawis671/
Sharrawe671/
Sahuravi671/
Saharave671/
Sarabhoy671/
Saravauy671/
Saraweeh671/
Sarasuay671/
Sarrgawi671/
Sargawai671/
Saerawee671/
Sarroway670/

Sahrawy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sahrawy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺼﺤﺮﺍﻭﻱalshrawy-
Sahrawy in the Arabic language
شرويshrwy-

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Footnotes

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