Awakil Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Awakil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awakil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Awakil Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awakil has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Awakil? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Awakil live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Chadic Africa.

The last name Awakil is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 2,967,010. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 10 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awakl915/
Abakil83320/
Owakil839/
Avakil831/
Awakleh77195/
Awaikel774/
Gavakil771/
Awuokl673/
Abakel672/
Abokil671/
Abaaqil62239/
Awaqleh621/
Ahuachil571/
Abhaikel571/
Owokl551/
Obakel501/

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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 Awakil
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