Surname Alawan (Alawan 
, الاوان 
) , in the entire world, is quite a rare family name. The cognomen Alawan is characteristic of Sudan, where it is quite a rare surname, Bahrain, and Egypt, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Sudan, Egypt, and Iraq. Very seldom, Alawan is the forename as well as the last name.