Last name العلوي (Alawi 
, Alaoui 
, العلوي 
) , across the world, is a widespread cognomen. The cognomen العلوي is habitual in Bahrain, where it is a common surname, Morocco, and Oman (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Morocco, Oman, and Saudi Arabia. Very seldom, العلوي is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Alawi | Tanzania, Morocco, Bahrain, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia |
| Alaoui | Morocco, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia |
| العلوي | Morocco, Iraq, Oman, Yemen, Saudi Arabia |
| Al-Alawi | Philippines, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia |
| مُحمَّد بن علي بن مُحمَّد بن طباطبا العلوي Iraqi poet, IQ (b. 1262) |
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| يحيى بن حمزة بن علي الحُسيني العلوي Imam of Yemen, YE (b. 1270) |
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| أحمد بن زين العابدين العلوي Levantine-Safavid Iranian Islamic philosopher, IR (b. 1582) |
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| أحمد التجاني بن بابا العلوي Mauritanian poet, MR (b. 1850) |
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| محمد بن العربي العلوي Moroccan theologian and politician (1880 - 1964), MA (b. 1880) |
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حسن العلوي Iraqi historian, IQ (b. 1934) |
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إسماعيل العلوي Moroccan politician, MA (b. 1940) |
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نادية فتاح العلوي Moroccan politician, MA (b. 1971) |
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معاذ حمزة العلوي Yemeni prisoner in Guantanamo Bay prison, YE (b. 1977) |
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بدر جمعة العلوي Omani footballer, OM (b. 1981) |
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| هادي العلوي Iraqi philosopher, historian and linguist, IQ (b. 1933) |
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| مُصطفى العلوي MA (b. 1936) |
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| مصطفى العلوي Moroccan journalist, MA (b. 1948) |
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| محمد العلوي Canadian businessman, MA (b. 1955) |
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| سعيد بنسعيد العلوي MA (b. 1946) |
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