Around the world, الصاوي (الصاوي 
, Elsawy 
) is quite a rare predominantly masculine, but very seldom feminine forename. The given name الصاوي is habitual in Northern Africa, particularly Sudan, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Egypt, where it is quite a rare predominantly male, but very seldom girly name, and Libya, where it is a rare male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Egypt, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia. Much more frequently, الصاوي is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| الصاوي | Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Jordan, Saudi Arabia |
| Elsawy | United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar |