Akawal Surname
Approximately 356 people bear this surname
Akawal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 322 | 1:59,603 | 2,850 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Nepal | 10 | 1:2,848,096 | 9,545 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Akawal (558) may also be a first name.
Akawal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akawal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akawal (Hindi: अकवाल) occurs most in Niger. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akawal? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 791,719th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,470,635 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Akawal live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 356,054th most frequently used given name on earth, borne by 558 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Niger, where it is borne by 322 people, or 1 in 59,603. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 51 percent are found, Tillabéri Region, where 16 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 12 percent are found. Besides Niger this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent are found and Nepal, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akawale | 92 | 21 | / |
| Akkawal | 92 | 3 | / |
| Aikawal | 92 | 2 | / |
| Akawall | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ackawal | 92 | 1 | / |
| Eakawal | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akhawalh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akawalle | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akaval | 83 | 677 | / |
| Ekawal | 83 | 157 | / |
| Akewal | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akowal | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akavale | 77 | 61 | / |
| Aikaval | 77 | 44 | / |
| Akouwal | 77 | 15 | / |
| Akcabal | 77 | 5 | / |
| Akawole | 77 | 5 | / |
| Akhaval | 77 | 5 | / |
| Akowale | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hakaval | 77 | 4 | / |
| Eaqawal | 77 | 3 | / |
| Aakaval | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akkabal | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okawale | 77 | 2 | / |
| Aekaval | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akawoul | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akaweil | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akaaval | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekkawal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekawall | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekawaal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hakavale | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okaiwale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akouwale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aikavale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Acabal | 67 | 16,881 | / |
| Ekaval | 67 | 2,605 | / |
| Aqabal | 67 | 55 | / |
| Acaval | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ekawol | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekewal | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekowal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okabal | 67 | 1 | / |
Akawal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akawal in the Hindi language | ||
| अकवाल | akavala | - |
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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 Akawal
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