Family name Nawawi (Nawawi 
, นาวาวี 
, Навави 
) , across the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Nawawi is characteristic of South-eastern Asia, particularly Malaysia, where it is quite a common surname, Indonesia, and Brunei. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Saudi Arabia. Much less frequently, Nawawi is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Nawawi | Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Egypt, Malaysia |
| นาวาวี | Thailand |
| Навави | Russia |
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syarifah nawawi Indonesian activist and educationist, ID (b. 1896) |
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| nawawi soetan makmoer ID (b. 1859) |
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| nawawi ichsan ID (b. 1900) |
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nawawi ahmad Malaysian politician, MY (b. 1961) |
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ihab ali nawawi Member of al-Qaeda, US (b. 1962) |
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aznil nawawi Malaysian actor, MY (b. 1962) |
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| zaharah nawawi Malaysia writer, MY (b. 1940) |
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| m nasir nawawi Indonesian politician (born 1950), ID (b. 1950) |
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| kh. syaifudin nawawi Indonesian politician (born 1952 in Nganjuk), ID (b. 1952) |
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| nawawi salman Indonesian politician (born 1958 in Tangerang), ID (b. 1958) |
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| yulius nawawi ID (b. 1948) |
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| johan nawawi Malaysian pop music composer, MY (b. 1965) |
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| juanda nawawi ID (b. 1957) |
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| abdullah nawawi Indonesian politician (born 1971 in Demak), ID (b. 1971) |
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| nawawi pomolango ID (b. 1962) |
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