Alawi is used as a family name or surname in Yemen. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Alawi
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Yemen
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Alawi

How popular is Alawi?

Alawi is common in Yemen.

Alawi is ranked 9578 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Alawis grew by 82.69231 per cent to 285 since 2000 and ranked 68949 after elevating 36956 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 75.44 62.82
Others 8.42 26.28
Black 6.67 5.13
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 6.32 0
Hispanic or Latino 3.16 3.21
Alawi is quite popular family name mostly used in Yemen while Bahrain is ahead in terms of density. Around 56336 people have been found who wears Alawi as their family name. Alawi is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
20,525 Mauritania8
5,340 Iceland6
2,400 Syria5
11,802 Egypt4
1,380 Libya4
3,940 Ethiopia2
9,185 Hong Kong2
34,681 Norway2
95,312 Argentina2
8,995 Uganda2
50,640 Switzerland2
19,046 Ireland2
3,437 Sudan2
8,657 Lebanon2
13,606 Senegal1
165,773 Belarus1
3,214 Niger1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
846 American Samoa1
880 Djibouti1
17,768 Pakistan1
5,872 Namibia1
1,572 Macau1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
25,746 Finland1
17,236 Ghana1
9,541 Turkmenistan1
4,435 Togo1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
43,662 Belgium30
32,811 Sweden29
14,963 Scotland26
62,494 Netherlands22
75,259 Australia22
162,376 Ukraine20
353,279 Russia19
15,050 Singapore18
80,054 Spain18
29,040 Denmark15
559,154 India12
29,517 New Zealand12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
83,365 Brazil95
3,722 Qatar68
53,461 Canada57
Countries with hundreds of Alawi:
12,805 Iran614
2,104 United Arab Emirates497
10,157 Kenya471
13,246 Algeria446
5,097 Malaysia430
80,554 United States295
38,477 Germany269
23,671 England210
61,459 France159
3,092 Kuwait122
9,170 Israel118
Countries with thousands of Alawi:
349 Morocco9,867
575 Saudi Arabia6,233
676 Iraq6,077
917 Tanzania5,631
812 Afghanistan3,796
6,005 Indonesia2,292
47 Bahrain1,722
276 Oman1,702
619 Jordan1,634
11,573 Philippines1,289
Countries with ten thousands of Alawi:
285 Yemen11,940
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Alawi Namesakes

  • Abdulaziz Fayez Al Alawi, Soccer player
  • Ali Alawi, Soccer player
  • Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Politician
  • Mohammed Tayeb Al Alawi, Soccer player
  • Hisham Alawi, Football player
  • Jaklin Alawi, Tennis Player
  • Abdulaziz Fayez Al Alawi, Soccer player
  • Waleed Alawi, Film Editor
  • Abdallah bin Alawi, Sultan on the Comoros
  • Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Politician

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