Last name Аллави (Allawi 
, Аллави 
) , globally, is quite a common cognomen. The last name Аллави is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Bahrain, where it is quite a common surname, Lebanon, where it is quite a rare surname, and Iraq. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Iraq, Morocco, and Lebanon. Much less frequently, Аллави is the forename as well as the last name.