Attawal Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Attawal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Attawal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger291:661,79416,082
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Attawal (28) may also be a first name.

Attawal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Attawal is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Attawal.

How Common Is The Last Name Attawal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Attawal is the 3,432,070th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Attawal live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Chadic Africa. Attawal is also the 1,994,417th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 28 people.

It is most prevalent in Niger, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 661,794. In Niger Attawal is most common in: Tahoua Region, where 38 percent live, Agadez Region, where 34 percent live and Zinder Region, where 17 percent live. Besides Niger it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 3 percent live and Iraq, where 3 percent live.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Attawal
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