Aouala Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Aouala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aouala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso501:367,0425,907
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Aouala (53) may also be a first name.

Aouala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aouala is most common in Burkina Faso. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aouala? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,555,468th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname Aouala is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Aouala are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Aouala is also the 1,366,219th most commonly used forename worldwide, held by 53 people.

It is most common in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 367,042. In Burkina Faso it is primarily concentrated in: Centre-Sud Region, where 100 percent are found. Other than Burkina Faso it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 9 percent are found and Algeria, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haouala92350/
Aoualia924/
Aoualad921/
Aoala9113/
Aouallia866/
Aouailia865/
Aouallah861/
Aouajlia861/
Haoualia861/
Haoualah861/
Aouali835,548/
Aouale8338/
Aoualo8324/
Aauala834/
Aoualy833/
Ahoala831/
Gaoala831/
Haouali77440/
Aoualli77124/
Aoualou7735/
Ahouale777/
Aoualit775/
Gaouali775/
Haouale773/
Aoualie772/
Ahouali772/
Gaouale771/
Goauala771/
Aouatli771/
Aoualey771/
Aoualeh771/
Aaouali771/
Ouaoula771/
Haoualé771/
Ohouala771/
Aouaili771/
Aoale7350/
Oaola733/
Haouaili714/
Aouallou712/
Ahoualou711/
Ahoualie711/
Haoualou711/
Ahoale6735/
Ouoali673/
Aouolo673/
Aojola673/
Aoyola672/
Eoualo671/
Aohaly671/
Ahoali671/
Gaohoulai671/
Ouajaalla671/
Ouahouloa671/
Ouaole671/

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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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  • 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 Aouala
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