Anwal Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Anwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria901:1,968,25369,534
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Pakistan291:6,160,13436,715
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
India141:54,790,384527,769
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Anwal (349) may also be a first name.

Anwal Last Name Facts

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

Anwal is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Anwal? popularity and diffusion

Anwal is the 1,125,333rd most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. The surname Anwal is primarily found in Asia, where 53 percent of Anwal reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Anwal is also the 466,636th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 349 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 1,968,253. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Bauchi, where 22 percent are found, Kano, where 16 percent are found and Adamawa, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found and Pakistan, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ganwal9127/
Anwale9120/
Amnwal912/
Anwall911/
Asnwal911/
Hanwald8327/
Annwall8324/
Ainwale8317/
Aanwale835/
Hanwalt834/
Aynwale834/
Hanwale832/
Amnwayl831/
Amnwail831/
Anwahal831/
Anual80339/
Amwal8088/
Anbal8075/
Anval8021/
Enwal808/
Onwal802/
Anwol801/
Hahnwald7726/
Hanwallh771/
Hannwalt770/
Hanbal731,621/
Annual73145/
Enwall73117/
Anvale7336/
Amwail7316/
Amnual7314/
Hamwal737/
Hanval736/
Amwale733/
Anwole732/
Anbail732/
Ainual732/
Aamwal731/
Aunual731/
Eanbal731/
Ganval731/
Hanual731/
Hahnwaldt710/
Autenwald710/
Aschenwald67282/
Ainvale6748/
Aunnual6720/
Hanball6719/
Hanvald6715/
Einwald6712/
Hanvale6711/
Ehnwall677/
Ainwole676/
Hannual675/
Honwalt674/
Amwailh674/
Anouhal674/
Hanwool673/
Anwoule672/
Ahnvall672/
Annuale672/
Aumnual672/
Aumwalt671/
Aanvale671/
Aanwole671/
Hanwold671/
E'Nwall671/
Amnvale671/
Gannwol671/
Gonwall671/
Hamwail671/
Gounwal671/
Ainnual671/
Aichenwald671/
Aineval671/
Hanbail670/
Onwaldt670/
Einwalt670/
Hannbal670/

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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
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  • 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 Anwal
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