Partial list of Bedouin tribes and populations

There are a number of Bedouin tribes, but the total population is often difficult to determine, especially as many Bedouin have ceased to lead nomadic or semi-nomadic lifestyles (see above) and joined the general population. Below is a partial list of Bedouin tribes and their historic place of origin:
Abbadi tribe found in Jordan.
al-Ajman, eastern Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States
alatwy tribe (also known as Beni Ateyah), live in northwestern part of Saudi Arabia, Tabuk province.
Al Bin Ali
Al Buainain
Al Bu Romaih
Al-Matheel Also spelt Mathil, a prominent Yemeni tribe based in the Damt region of Yemen, most have spread to the capital Sana'a
al-Awazem, mostly located in Kuwait, with a small section in northeastern Saudi Arabia.
Aniza, Some Anizes are of Bedouin tribes that lives in northern Saudi Arabia, western Iraq, the Gulf States, and the Syrian steppe.
Bani Hajer (AlHajri) large and powerful tribe in Saudi Arabia and the eastern Gulf States
Bani Rasheed Rashaida in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Jordan, Gulf States and North Africa.
Bani Khalid, a large tribe spanning Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, UAE, Jordan, Syria, Iraq and other countries. Its said they are the descendants of prophet Mohammed's companion "Khaled ibn Al-Waleed".
Bani Truf in Ahwaz which is located in southwest of Iran near Iraqi border.
Banu Yam centered in Najran Province, Saudi Arabia.
Beni Sakhr in Syria and Jordan.
al-Da'ajah Bedouin of Balqawi Amman in Jordan
al-Duwasir, south of Riyadh, and Kuwait
Ghamid, large tribe from Al-Bahah Province, Saudi Arabia. Mostly settled, but with a small bedouin section known as Badiyat Ghamid.
Gil, A people group of Morocco; about 41,000 people.
Harb, a large tribe, centered around Medina, but also extending northwards towards Tabuk and eastwards towards Al-Qassim.
Hareeb 100 Miles South of Marib in Yemen
Howeitat in Wadi Araba, and Wadi Rum, Jordan
Hajaya in al-Qatarneh, and al-Hasa, Jordan
Al Jalahma
Juhayna, a large tribe, many of its warriors were recruited as mercenaries during World War I by Prince Faisal. It surrounds the area of Mecca, and extends to Southern Medina
Khawalid in Jordan, Israel, Palestinian territories, and Syria.
Tuba-Zangariyye, Israel near Syria[2]
Al Mannai
al-Mawasi, a group living on the central Gaza Strip coast.
Dulaim, a large tribe in Al Anbar western Iraq.
al-Massaed tribe found in Jordan.
al-Murrah in Saudi Arabia
Al Muhannadi
Murad, a tribe living 150 miles south-east of the capital of Yemen.
Mutair, estimated at about 1,200,000 members;[citation needed] they live in the Nejd plateau, also, many families from the Mutair tribe live in the Gulf States, especially Kuwait.
Muzziena in Dahab and South Sinai.
Al Nuaim
Negev Bedouins in Israel.
al-Rashaydah, a large international tribe, originally centered around Medina, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait but also extending in Jordan, Egypt, Eritrea, Sudan, Libya and Mali, see also Bani Rasheed
Rwala, a large clan from the Aniza tribe, live in Saudi Arabia, but extend through Jordan into Syria and Iraq, in the 1970s, according to Lancaster, there were 250,000-500,000 Rwala
al-Qatarneh Bedouin of Balqa Amman in Jordan
Shammar in Saudi Arabia, central, and western Iraq.
Subay', central Nejd, and Kuwait
Ubeidah, 150 miles west of the capital of Yemen
Utaybah large tribe in western and central Saudi Arabia.
Yahia, A people group of Morocco; about 96,000 people.
Zaab, a small tribe which live with the Al-Ajman, in eastern Saudi Arabia.
Zahran, large tribe from Al-Bahah Province, Saudi Arabia.
Riyalat, a large strong family lived through out the years and now their place is salt (a city in Jordan) in the mean time and it's said that they came from the hejaz (Saudi Arabia now)some say that this family comes from the largest arabic tribe called as eenize ((عنزي))in arabic.