Zawawi Surname

26,818th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,033 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Zawawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zawawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia8,2281:3,750505
Malaysia5,8121:5,075698
Egypt3,5391:25,9782,903
Indonesia1,4911:88,6989,291
United Arab Emirates2661:34,4453,670
Lebanon2641:21,3532,542
Palestine871:52,2865,230
Qatar621:38,0323,887
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Israel351:244,50422,492
Jordan231:384,45412,008
Tunisia191:32,1384,775
England151:3,714,537119,675
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Libya91:693,7751,982
Oman71:526,8535,771
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Zawawi (4,001) may also be a first name.

Zawawi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zawawi (Arabic: الزواوي) occurs more in Saudi Arabia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zawawi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 26,818th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 363,777 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 82 percent of Zawawi live; 45 percent live in West Asia and 43 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Zawawi is also the 110,406th most widespread given name at a global level, held by 4,001 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 8,228 people, or 1 in 3,750. Beside Saudi Arabia this surname exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 29 percent are found and Egypt, where 18 percent are found.

Zawawi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Zawawi surname is chiefly Shiite (96%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Zawawi last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Zawawi earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.19% more than the national average, earning $44,092 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zawawie9242/
Zawawai9234/
Zaiwawi9218/
Zauwawi9210/
Zhawawi925/
Zawaiwi922/
Zawawei921/
Zawawy831,627/
Jawawi831,032/
Sawawi83315/
Zawavi8355/
Zawawe8318/
Zewawi8311/
Zowawi835/
Zawawa834/
Cawawi833/
Djawawi77191/
Zawawee7715/
Zawabai7710/
Zauwawe776/
Zawavai771/
Chawawi771/
Zawawey771/
Zouwawi771/
Dzavawai712/
Zawaywee711/
Zawaweet711/
Savawi6776/
Jowawi6717/
Sawowi676/
Zavawa674/
Sawavi673/
Zababi673/
Zabavi673/
Sawewi673/
Sewawi672/
Zewawy671/
Jawavi671/
Sowawi671/
Zawave671/
Cawawa670/

Zawawi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zawawi in the Arabic language
الزواويalzwawy-
زواوىzwawy-
زواويzwawy-

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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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  • 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 Zawawi
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