Hakawati
surname · Latin script
Hakawati is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Syria than in any other country. Recorded meaning: A public storyteller, in Arab culture.
- JOJordan≈1 in 61K(inferred from the name graph)
- SYSyria≈1 in 105K
- KWKuwait≈1 in 123K
carrying the name, as Mondonomo estimates it from our sources: no national register counts it in these countries. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Syria (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 20 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 61K (inferred from the name graph)
≈190 people, est.
Highest-authority source
Jordan, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
A public storyteller, in Arab culture.
Sources 1
- kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Hakawati counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY Syria | ≈190 est. | ≈1 in 105K | Hakawati | 7 |
| JO Jordan | ≈180 est. | ≈1 in 61K | Hakawati | 6 |
| AE United Arab Emirates | ≈45 est. | ≈1 in 221K | Hakawati | 12 |
| SA Saudi Arabia | ≈37 est. | ≈1 in 930K | Hakawati | 7 |
| LB Lebanon | ≈31 est. | ≈1 in 176K | Hakawati | 8 |
| KW Kuwait | ≈24 est. | ≈1 in 123K | Hakawati | 8 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Evidence(measured from records)
No register attests this spelling yet
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Hakawati mean, and where does it come from?
- A public storyteller, in Arab culture. Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
- In which country does Hakawati have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 185 people named Hakawati in Syria, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled hakawati.
- How common is the name Hakawati?
- Mondonomo estimates about 190 people in Syria have Hakawati as their first surname, about 1 in 105 thousand residents. No national register counts it there; the figure is ours, calibrated against the registers that do.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Hakawati”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.