Cognomen علاوي (علاوي 
, Alawi 
, Allawi ) , in all the world, is a widespread last name. The cognomen علاوي is characteristic of Bahrain, where it is a common surname, Iraq, and Morocco, where it is quite a common surname (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Iraq, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia. More frequently, علاوي is the forename as well as the last name.
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| علاوي | Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Oman, Saudi Arabia |
| Alawi, Allawi | Indonesia, Morocco, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania |
| Allaoui | Algeria, Morocco, United Arab Emirates, France, Saudi Arabia |
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إياد علاوي Iraqi politician, IQ (b. 1945) |
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علي علاوي Ali Abdul-Amir Allawi Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister., IQ (b. 1947) |
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جعفر صادق علاوي Iraqi doctor and minister of health, IQ (b. 1947) |
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| عبد المجيد علاوي former Iraqi minister, IQ (b. 1898) |
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محمد علاوي Iraqi politician (born 1954), IQ (b. 1954) |
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| عبد الأمير علاوي former Iraqi minister and doctor, IQ (b. 1912) |
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| جعفر علاوي former Iraqi minister, IQ (b. 1915) |
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| خليل محمد علاوي Iraqi footballer, IQ (b. 1958) |
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| حسن علاوي Moroccan politician, MA (b. 1961) |
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| سامر علاوي JO (b. 1966) |
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علي, ياروحي, العراقي, العبيدي, العبودي, العكيلي, الحلاوي, الساعدي, الدليمي, الدراجي, الجبوري, الربيعي, الخفاجي, التميمي, المالكي, الموسوي, المياحي, القريشي, الكناني, البصراوي, الميساني, المايسترو, قاهرهم, المحمداوي, ضاغطهم, الفقير, علوش, حسين, محمد, كشخه, الحجي, الطيب, الملك, نيمار, يروحي, الحنين, الحلاق, الباشا, الشمري, الاسدي, الاسمر, الامير, الانيق, الطائي, الغالي, الملكي, الكعبي, اللامي, and الكربلائي