Throughout the world, عوض (عوض 
, Awad 
, Awadh 
) is a widespread masculine first name. The first name عوض is habitual in Sudan, where it is a common male name, Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a common masculine name, and Libya (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Sudan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. Also, عوض is the last name as well as the forename.
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| عوض | Egypt, Yemen, Sudan, Jordan, Saudi Arabia |
| Awad, Awd | Egypt, Syria, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon |
| Awadh | United Arab Emirates, Egypt, India, Jordan, Saudi Arabia |
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عوض حیدرپور شهرضایی Iranian politician and physician, IR (b. 1954) |
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عوض بن خزيم الأسمري SA (b. 1959) |
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| بدوي عبد اللطيف عوض EG (b. 1911) |
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عوض الدرمكي an Emirati poet, lecturer and writer, KW |
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| عوض دوخي Kuwaiti singer, KW (b. 1932) |
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| عوض أحمد حميدان YE (b. 1925) |
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| عوض سعود عوض writer and journalist, IL (b. 1943) |
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| عوض المر EG (b. 1933) |
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| عوض خليفات politician, JO (b. 1945) |
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| عوض خليفات Jordanian politician, JO (b. 1945) |
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| عوض سالم سعيد باوزير Yemeni politician, YE (b. 1953) |
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| عوض عبد النبى عوض Egyptian basketball player (1953-), EG (b. 1953) |
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| عوض السقطري Yemeni politician, YE (b. 1957) |
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| عوض القرني Saudi Arabian cleric, SA (b. 1957) |
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| عوض عبد الله Saudi Arabian actor, SA (b. 1963) |
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