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Around the globe, Alavi (Alavi , علوي , Алави ) is a common predominantly male, but very seldom girly first name. The first name Alavi is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a common predominantly male, but scarcely girly name, Oman, where it is quite a rare male name, and Bahrain. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Western Asia, particularly Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Yemen. Likewise, Alavi is the last name as well as the forename.