Awal Surname

4,262nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132,099 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Ghana

Awal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh55,7831:2,857276
Nigeria17,9281:9,8811,074
Ghana15,1701:1,781298
Afghanistan13,2601:2,425268
India9,1491:83,8415,626
South Sudan4,7561:2,400474
Indonesia3,8911:33,9883,986
Niger2,6241:7,314594
Philippines2,4621:41,1206,468
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
Saudi Arabia9941:31,0424,349
Somalia7841:17,1581,068
Uganda6121:63,7907,273
Malaysia6031:48,9123,874
Pakistan5941:300,7476,310
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Cameroon2491:83,41010,155
United States2291:1,582,790106,555
England2171:256,76520,624
Bahrain1761:7,6631,429
Papua New Guinea1721:47,4055,884
United Arab Emirates1531:59,8845,814
Qatar1251:18,8642,013
Australia751:359,94330,133
Canada581:635,26952,014
Nepal501:569,6194,661
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Benin111:939,60046,216
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Central African Republic91:501,710179
Djibouti91:101,659734
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Wales61:515,75523,171
France51:13,284,544357,392
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
China21:683,660,78330,601
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Awal (71,602) may also be a first name.

Awal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awal (Arabic: أول, Hindi: आवल, Oriya: ଆୱାଲ) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,262nd most frequently used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 55,167 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 66 percent of Awal are found; 60 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Awal is also the 13,605th most commonly occurring given name on earth, held by 71,602 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 55,783 people, or 1 in 2,857. Outside of Bangladesh this surname occurs in 76 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside and Ghana, where 11 percent reside.

Awal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Awal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Awal last name increased 7,633 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Awal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Shiite (100%) in Lebanon and Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Awal surname are 4.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.06% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Awal earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.85% less than the national average, earning R 16,992 per year; in United States they earn 7.27% less than the national average, earning $40,010 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.5% less than the national average, earning $38,008 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Auwal89172,151/
Awale8929,462/
Awwal8914,615/
Hawal89974/
Awual89966/
Ahwal89614/
Awaul89537/
Awall8982/
Awaal8972/
Ajwal8952/
Aiwal8947/
Awail8945/
Aawal8926/
Aywal8919/
Awhal893/
Aweal892/
Awatl892/
Eawal891/
Awajl891/
Awalh891/
Awaale801,082/
Aiwale80964/
Hawale80388/
Aawale80336/
Awalle80307/
Auwwal80165/
Ahawal80138/
Hauwal80118/
Aywale8092/
Awhale8083/
Auwaul8067/
Auwale8058/
Auwual8053/
Ahwail8052/
Auwall8051/
Gaiwal8034/
Hawwal8031/
Gaywal8027/
Awaldt8025/
Ahwald8023/
Auwaal8022/
Awayle8019/
Gawhal8013/
Hajwal8013/
Auwail8010/
Ahwall809/
Aywasl809/
Awalhe809/
Aiswal808/
Ahwaal808/
Hawail806/
Aaswal805/
Awahal805/
Hawall805/
Hawaul805/
Auuwal803/
Awaile802/
Hawual802/
Awasil802/
Awwale802/
Awwall802/
Awwwal802/
Haiwal802/
Awailt801/
Gawwal801/
Aawaal801/
Ajwale801/
Ahwale801/
Hawatl801/
Ajwaal801/
Awaule801/
Ayhwal801/
Awagli801/
Awuale801/
Auwald801/
Aweale801/
Aywwal801/
Awauld800/
Auwalt800/
Aywalt800/
Awol7578,206/
Abal7512,377/
Aval751,021/
Ewal75584/
Owal75190/
Aaswale73125/
Aaywale7323/
Aaiwale7313/
Haswale735/
Haiwale735/
Aawhale735/
Achwale735/
Hawwale735/
Aswaldt734/
Hawasil733/
Aiwaale732/
Aggiwal732/
Aawaale732/
Hawaile732/
Haujwal731/
Awahall731/
Haawale731/
Aawalhe731/
Aajwale731/
Ahjwale731/
Aswasle731/
Athhwal731/
Ahawale731/
Hahwald731/
Hauwalt731/
Hawalle731/
Auweale731/
Awhaale731/
Auwalle731/
Auwuald731/
Asswald730/
Haywall730/
Haswald730/
Avale6725,585/
Awole6716,721/
Owhal6712,933/
Awuol677,740/
Gaval675,103/
Ayual674,566/
Habal674,107/
Haval673,398/
Hauswald672,412/
Awoll671,613/
Owale67880/
Awoul67552/
Abail67532/
Howal67476/
Asval67398/
Abeal67342/
Aybal67327/
Avhal67288/
Ahbal67278/
Aival67190/
Asual67166/
Aabal67147/
Abaul67103/
Aiwol67100/
Auval6793/
Aabol6780/
Abhal6771/
Aaval6757/
Ewall6745/
Atval6739/
Aibal6734/
Öwall6733/
Haußwald6730/
Abaal6726/
Avail6725/
Avall6725/
Avald6721/
Ohwal6720/
Hewal6719/
Avaal6718/
Ahwol6717/
Auswaldt6715/
Auwol6713/
Aubal6711/
Ahual6711/
Ehwal6710/
Ouwal6710/
Aball679/
Ahval679/
Hawol679/
Aweil677/
Owail676/
Ajchwald674/
Eaval673/
Ojwal673/
Hauswalt673/
Ewail673/
Abalh673/
Ajval672/
Oweal672/
Ejwal672/
Ayval672/
Eabal672/
Gawał672/
Ovaal671/
Awool671/
Hachwalt671/
Aahawale671/
Hauwaale671/
Awojl671/
Owall671/
Owwal671/
Ãwale671/
Ewual671/
Ewaal671/
Ahawalle671/
Aïval671/
Aywol671/
Aveal671/
Awoil671/
Aweul671/
Eiwal671/
Avalt670/
Ewalh670/

Awal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Awal in the Hindi language
आवलavala86.67
अवलavala13.33
Awal in the Oriya language
ଆୱାଲawala50
ଅୱଲawala50
Awal in the Arabic language
أولawl-

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