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 last name Zehlawi (Arabic: زحلاوي) occurs more in Syria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zehlawi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Zehlawi reside; 78 percent reside in West Asia and 67 percent reside in Levant.

The surname Zehlawi is most common in Syria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,433,674. Aside from Syria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 22 percent are found and Lebanon, where 22 percent are found.

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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  • 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 Zehlawi
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