Cognomen ضاوي (Dawi 
, ضاوي 
) , all around the world, is a common last name. The family name ضاوي is characteristic of Lebanon, where it is quite a common surname, Libya, where it is quite a rare surname, and Malaysia. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Ethiopia, Indonesia, and Morocco. Also, ضاوي is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Dawi | Indonesia, Ethiopia, Morocco, Lebanon, Malaysia |
| ضاوي | Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Sudan, Egypt, Iraq |
| علي آل ضاوي SA |
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| غازي علي ضاوي LB (b. 1988) |
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