Auwalu Surname

4,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129,264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Auwalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Auwalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria129,2371:1,371174
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Auwalu (206,211) may also be a first name.

Auwalu Last Name Facts

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

Auwalu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Auwalu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,352nd most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 56,377 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Auwalu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 5,057th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 206,211 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 129,237 people, or 1 in 1,371. In Nigeria Auwalu is most common in: Kano, where 46 percent reside, Jigawa, where 19 percent reside and Bauchi, where 9 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.

Auwalu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Auwalu surname is chiefly Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

Auwalu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 64.15% less than the national average, earning $15,469 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hauwalu92178/
Auwwalu92109/
Auwallu9242/
Auwaulu9225/
Auwualu9217/
Auwailu925/
Auwalou925/
Auwaalu922/
Auwaliu922/
Auwalau921/
Auwalud921/
Auwalui921/
Auwaluu921/
Auwealu921/
Awalu9119,712/
Uwalu911/
Hauwaulu861/
Auewallu861/
Awwalu832,482/
Awalou831,648/
Hawalu83415/
Auwolu83259/
Ahwalu8396/
Awualu8385/
Awallu8368/
Awaliu8327/
Aawalu8316/
Awailu8315/
Aiwalu839/
Auwelu837/
Awaalu835/
Awalui834/
Awahlu834/
Huwalu833/
Aywalu832/
Awalau832/
Ahualu831/
Uwwalu831/
Awaluy831/
Awalud831/
Awahalu7787/
Awallou7741/
Hawalou7727/
Awwallu777/
Awailou777/
Hawallu773/
Awwalou772/
Hawwalu771/
Aawallu771/
Hauwolu771/
Awwaliu771/
Aiuwolu771/
Hawalui771/
Ahwalou771/
Awaslou771/
Huuwalu771/
Hawailu771/
Ayuwelu771/
Awaludd771/
Awolu732,990/
Awelu732,020/
Abalu73725/
Avalu73381/
Owalu73234/
Ubalu7355/
Uwelu7329/
Ouwailou7114/
Huwailau711/
Abalou67593/
Abaulu6763/
Avuolu6762/
Habalu6762/
Hawelu6761/
Awaulu6760/
Gavalu6746/
Awoolu6737/
Avuilu6734/
Abaylu6733/
Aavalu6730/
Hawolu6727/
Awuolu6725/
Abaliu6722/
Avalou6722/
Abhalu6715/
Avaalu6711/
Guvalu6710/
Havalu6710/
Abaalu677/
Aballu676/
Awwolu676/
Ubaliu674/
Avalus673/
Avallu672/
Ayuelu672/
Aivalu671/
Ayvalu671/
Aavelu671/
Avaluu671/
Ubhalu671/
Uubalu671/
Owaulu671/
Ajbalu671/
Awohlu671/
Ahuolu671/
Ayuolu671/
Awaloo671/
Awolus671/
Ubaleu671/
Abahlu671/
Avoulu671/
Awellu671/

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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 Auwalu
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