Abwal Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Abwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Abwal (51) may also be a first name.

Abwal Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Abwal Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Abwal is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Abwal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abwal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,323,005th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Abwal reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most common first name in the world, held by 51 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 1,259,332. In Uganda Abwal is most numerous in: Alebtong District, where 39 percent live, Kotido District, where 29 percent live and Amuria District, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 6 percent live and Afghanistan, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abwale912/
Gabwal911/
Abwallh831/
Abwalhd831/
Abwol801,388/
Abbal80999/
Abual8028/
Obwal8017/
Abval8015/
Ebwal8010/
Apwal801/
Habbal734,669/
Obwale73162/
Abvale7325/
Abwole7310/
Abbail736/
Gabual734/
Gobwal732/
Abbaal732/
Abuale732/
Apwale731/
Abbeal731/
Gapwal731/
Abbahl730/
Obwalt730/
Habbail6737/
Abouhal679/
Abuasil671/
Ahabbal671/
Habball671/
Obwaale671/
Aubball670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abwal
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