Family name الحوت (الحوت 
) , in all the world, is a common last name. The cognomen الحوت is characteristic of Sudan, where it is quite a common surname, Egypt, and Syria (explore the name in all countries). Also, الحوت is the forename as well as the last name.
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| الحوت | Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Sudan, Egypt |
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عبد الرحمٰن بن مُحمَّد بن درويش الحوت البيروتي الشَّافعي العَلَوي LB (b. 1846) |
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| شفيق الحوت Palestinian politician (1932-2009), IL (b. 1932) |
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| عماد الحوت LB (b. 1962) |
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