Cognomen السماوي (السماوي 
, Semavi 
, Smaoui 
) , across the world, is a common last name. The family name السماوي is habitual in Iraq, where it is a common surname, Yemen, where it is quite a common surname, and Tunisia. Very seldom, السماوي is the forename as well as the last name.
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| السماوي | Yemen, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, Saudi Arabia |
| Semavi | Democratic Republic of the Congo, United Kingdom, India, Germany, Turkey |
| Smaoui | Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, France, Germany |
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محمد طاهر السماوي Iraqi literary, IQ (b. 1876) |
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كاظم السماوي Iraqi poet, SE (b. 1925) |
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محمد التيجاني السماوي Tunisian islamologist, TN (b. 1943) |
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أحمد عبد الرحمن السماوي banker, YE (b. 1946) |
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| عزيز السماوي Iraqi poet, IQ (b. 1941) |
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| مُحسن الخيَّاط السماوي Iraqi poet (1944-2020), IQ (b. 1944) |
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| إسماعيل عبد الرحمن محمد السماوي Yemeni politician, YE (b. 1946) |
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سجاد حسين السماوي poet, IQ (b. 1997) |
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