Last name الصحراوي (الصحراوي 
) , around the globe, is quite a common cognomen. The surname الصحراوي is characteristic of Northern Africa, particularly Libya, where it is quite a common surname, Morocco, where it is quite a rare surname, and Algeria. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Northern Africa, particularly Morocco, Algeria, and Egypt. Much less frequently, الصحراوي is the forename as well as the last name.
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| الصحراوي | Morocco, Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Algeria |
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جميلة الصحراوي Algerian film director, DZ (b. 1950) |
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عدنان أبو وليد الصحراوي leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, MA (b. 1973) |
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| مراد الصحراوي Tunisian boxer, TN (b. 1983) |
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