Around the globe, アラウィ (Alawi 
, Alaoui 
, アラウィ) is a common mostly masculine, but seldom female forename. The first name アラウィ is characteristic of Morocco, where it is quite a common unisex name, Bahrain, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Oman. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Morocco, Tanzania, and Saudi Arabia. More prevalently, アラウィ is the last name as well as the forename.