Family name معاوية (معاوية 
, Moawia 
, Muawia 
) , in the world, is a common surname. The surname معاوية is habitual in Sudan, where it is quite a common surname, Libya, where it is quite a rare surname, and Syria. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Sudan, Nigeria, and Pakistan. More prevalently, معاوية is the forename as well as the last name.
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| معاوية | Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Syria, Iraq |
| Moawia | Sudan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Egypt |
| Muawia | Sudan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Nigeria, Pakistan |
| Muawiya | Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Nigeria, Pakistan |
| خالد بن يزيد بن معاوية Umayyad prince and legendary alchemist, SY (b. 655) |
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| زهير بن معاوية IQ (b. 713) |
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عبد الله بن معاوية Alid leader of a rebellion against the Umayyads (died c.747), SA |
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| مروان بن معاوية KW |
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