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

The surname Awal (Arabic: أول, Hindi: आवल, Oriya: ଆୱାଲ) is carried by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awal? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 4,262^nd most widespread surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 55,167 people. The surname 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 13,605^th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 71,602 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 55,783 people, or 1 in 2,857. Besides Bangladesh this last name occurs in 76 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and Ghana, where 11 percent live.

Awal Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Awal has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 7,633 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Awal Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Awal surname are 4.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.06% registered to vote for the political 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.