Sakhawy Surname
Approximately 931 people bear this surname
Sakhawy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 702 | 1:130,963 | 10,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Lebanon | 19 | 1:296,689 | 10,035 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sakhawy Demographics
Sakhawy Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Sakhawy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sakhawy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sakhawy (Arabic: صخاوي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺨﺎﻭﻱ) is most common in Egypt. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakhawy? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sakhawy is the 382,372nd most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,827,654 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Sakhawy are found; 75 percent are found in North Africa and 75 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.
It is most widely held in Egypt, where it is held by 702 people, or 1 in 130,963. Aside from Egypt Sakhawy exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 21 percent live and Lebanon, where 2 percent live.
Sakhawy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Shiite (100%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sakhawy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sakhawy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﺨﺎﻭﻱ | skhawy | 50 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﺨﺎﻭﻱ | alskhawy | 50 |
| Sakhawy in the Arabic language | ||
| صخاوي | skhawy | - |
| صخوى | skhwy | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sakhawy
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