All around the world, نواف (نواف 
, Nawaf 
, Noaf ) is a widespread primarily masculine, but very infrequently female forename. The first name نواف is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Saudi Arabia, where it is a common principally masculine, but very seldom girly name, Kuwait, and Oman, where it is quite a common principally masculine, but very seldom female name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Western Asia, particularly Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Kuwait. Very seldom, نواف is the last name as well as the forename.
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| نواف | Syria, Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia |
| Nawaf | United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia |
| Noaf | United Arab Emirates, Syria, Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia |
| Nawwaf | United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Kuwait, Jordan, Saudi Arabia |
| نواف بن سعد آل سعود SA (b. 1391) |
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نواف جبر الحمود JO (b. 1922) |
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نواف الأحمد الجابر الصباح Emir of Kuwait, KW (b. 1937) |
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نواف طبيشات Jordanian diplomat, JO (b. 1967) |
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| نواف حردان Lebanese writer (1922-2000), LB (b. 1922) |
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نواف الحازمي Saudi Arabian terrorist and 9/11 hijacker, SA (b. 1976) |
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نواف شكر الله Bahraini football referee, BH (b. 1976) |
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نواف التمياط Saudi Arabian footballer, SA (b. 1976) |
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| نواف غزالة Syrian assassin, SY (b. 1927) |
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نواف بن فيصل بن فهد آل سعود Member of House of Saud, SA (b. 1978) |
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نواف القطان actor, KW (b. 1979) |
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نواف الخالدي Kuwaiti association footballer, KW (b. 1981) |
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| نواف بن عبد العزيز آل سعود Member of House of Saud, SA (b. 1932) |
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نواف العابد Saudi Arabian football player, SA (b. 1990) |
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| نواف سلام Lebanese Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, LB (b. 1953) |
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