Around the world, مكاوي (مكاوي 
, Mekawy 
, Makkawi 
) is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but very infrequently feminine forename. The first name مكاوي is characteristic of Sudan, where it is quite a rare predominantly male, but very infrequently girly name, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, where it is a rare predominantly masculine, but very infrequently female name. More frequently, مكاوي is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| مكاوي | Saudi Arabia, Syria, Sudan, Egypt, Algeria |
| Mekawy | Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States, Jordan, Egypt |
| Makkawi, Mekkawi | Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Egypt |