Zehlawi Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Zehlawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zehlawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Zehlawi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zehlawi (Arabic: زحلاوي) is found most frequently in Syria. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Zehlawi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zehlawi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 78 percent of Zehlawi are found; 78 percent are found in West Asia and 67 percent are found in Levant.

Zehlawi is most commonly held in Syria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,433,674. Outside of Syria this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 22 percent live and Lebanon, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zetlawi86210/
Zahlawi86161/
Sehlawi866/
Zelhawi861/
Chehlawi8093/
Selawi77592/
Zelawe7721/
Zilawi7714/
Zalawi7712/
Zelawa774/
Jelawi772/
Zelewi771/
Zelavi771/
Tzahalawi752/
Sahlawi7124/
Zelaibe7123/
Jelawai7112/
Chilawi7111/
Jetlawi719/
Zelaive717/
Djelawi715/
Zahlavi715/
Seelawi715/
Shilawi714/
Zelaway714/
Jeelawi711/
Zelahbi711/
Zahlawy711/
Zeylabi711/
Seylawi711/
Zailawi711/
Gelawit711/
Zelabai711/
Zeilavi711/
Zhylavyi67112/
Dzielawa67102/
Chelhawi6731/
Chehlawy6723/
Zahlaway6714/
Zelagiui671/
Shelhawi671/
Czealawa671/
Shajlawi671/
Gelawaih671/

Zehlawi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zehlawi in the Arabic language
زحلاويzhlawy-

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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 Zehlawi
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