Zalawi Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Zalawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Zalawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zalawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zalawi is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Zalawi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zalawi? popularity and diffusion
Zalawi is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Zalawi reside; 92 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 92 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
Zalawi is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 2,681,293. In Malaysia Zalawi is most prevalent in: Selangor, where 36 percent reside, Terengganu, where 36 percent reside and Kedah, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Malaysia Zalawi is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zahlawi | 92 | 161 | / |
| Zatlawi | 92 | 2 | / |
| Zalawis | 92 | 1 | / |
| Zailawi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Zalawich | 86 | 2 | / |
| Jalawi | 83 | 2,159 | / |
| Salawi | 83 | 1,677 | / |
| Zalavi | 83 | 86 | / |
| Zalawa | 83 | 69 | / |
| Zalabi | 83 | 29 | / |
| Zalawe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zalawy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tzahalawi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zalabai | 77 | 131 | / |
| Salawie | 77 | 78 | / |
| Salawei | 77 | 38 | / |
| Sahlawi | 77 | 24 | / |
| Salawai | 77 | 22 | / |
| Sallawi | 77 | 11 | / |
| Jailawi | 77 | 10 | / |
| Zehlawi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Jalawid | 77 | 6 | / |
| Zatlavi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Salhawi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Zahlavi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Salawui | 77 | 5 | / |
| Saalawi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jalawai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jatlawi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sailawi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Djalawi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Saliawi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zailawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zhalabi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zelhawi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jalawis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zalobai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Salahwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zahlawy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zahlaway | 71 | 14 | / |
| Chahlawi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Dzhalabi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Salaawai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Czealawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chalawih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Salahwei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Salavi | 67 | 9,506 | / |
| Salawe | 67 | 726 | / |
| Selawi | 67 | 592 | / |
| Salawy | 67 | 385 | / |
| Calawa | 67 | 286 | / |
| Jalavi | 67 | 176 | / |
| Salewi | 67 | 172 | / |
| Zalabe | 67 | 39 | / |
| Zelawe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Jalawe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Zolabi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Zaslavich | 67 | 15 | / |
| Zalava | 67 | 11 | / |
| Calavi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jalowi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Calawe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zolavi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Solawi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zelewi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zelavi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Calawy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zalewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zalave | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zalaby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jalawy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Zalawi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis