Selawi Surname

542,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Selawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan2501:35,3704,172
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Mauritania701:58,4984,137
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Selawi (224) may also be a first name.

Selawi Last Name Facts

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

Selawi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻭﻱ) is most common in Jordan. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Selawi.

How Common Is The Last Name Selawi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 542,091st most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,310,044 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Selawi live; 84 percent live in West Asia and 43 percent live in Levant. It is also the 601,629th most frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 224 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Jordan, where it is borne by 250 people, or 1 in 35,370. In Jordan Selawi is most common in: Irbid Governorate, where 74 percent reside, Amman Governorate, where 17 percent reside and Zarqa Governorate, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Jordan Selawi occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 40 percent reside and Mauritania, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sehlawi926/
Seelawi925/
Seylawi921/
Shelhawi861/
Salawi831,677/
Silawi83534/
Selabi83379/
Selawa83222/
Selawe83124/
Selavi83122/
Selawy836/
Jelawi832/
Solawi831/
Selewi831/
Sylawi831/
Shelahawi80588/
Sielawa77772/
Shalawi77772/
Saylawi77601/
Zetlawi77210/
Suylawi77124/
Salawie7778/
Selaive7772/
Salawei7738/
Selaibe7726/
Seilabi7724/
Sahlawi7724/
Salawai7722/
Silawai7718/
Shelavi7716/
Selyavi7712/
Jelawai7712/
Sallawi7711/
Selaiwa7710/
Zehlawi779/
Jetlawi779/
Selabai775/
Selabhi775/
Salawui775/
Djelawi775/
Salhawi775/
Shilawi774/
Selewai774/
Seylabi773/
Shelabi773/
Saalawi773/
Selavhi772/
Saliawi772/
Sailawi772/
Selavis771/
Zelhawi771/
Sielewi771/
Selavai771/
Selevai771/
Jeelawi771/
Solhawi771/
Silawit771/
Salahwi771/
Selavie771/
Selaviy771/
Seelawy771/
Selewei771/
Shelawa771/
Gelawit771/
Selabhai7193/
Chehlawi7193/
Shahlawi7181/
Shalhawi7132/
Chelhawi7131/
Shealawy7110/
Shelgawe717/
Seelabai714/
Shelhabi712/
Salahwei711/
Gelawaih711/
Shelabai711/
Selavich711/
Sheelabi711/
Shalawei711/
Shajlawi711/
Silawait711/
Salaawai711/
Shelajwe711/
Salavi679,506/
Silavi673,215/
Selabe671,610/
Selowe67762/
Salawe67726/
Sylabi67427/
Salawy67385/
Silabi67315/
Selava67252/
Salewi67172/
Gilawi67107/
Solavi67105/
Silawa6790/
Shellaway6735/
Sheilabai6730/
Selewe6725/
Silawe6722/
Zelawe6721/
Jilawi6718/
Silawy6717/
Selave6717/
Zilawi6714/
Sylawa6712/
Zalawi6712/
Sheelabai6710/
Selavy679/
Gelawe677/
Solowi676/
Selevi675/
Zelawa674/
Selaby673/
Celavi673/
Gelavi672/
Selobi672/
Celawa672/
Chelhawiy671/
Seelabhai671/
Sylawy671/
Selovi671/
Xilawi671/
Gelabi671/
Chelawaid671/
Zelewi671/
Zelavi671/
Setlhajwe671/
Setlhauwe671/
Shallahwi671/

Selawi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selawi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻭﻱalslawy92
ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻭﻯalslawy8

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Selawi
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