Awala Surname
Approximately 12,602 people bear this surname
Awala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 3,583 | 1:7,949 | 591 |
| Nigeria | 2,502 | 1:70,800 | 5,108 |
| Ethiopia | 1,771 | 1:55,080 | 5,737 |
| Lebanon | 1,240 | 1:4,546 | 812 |
| Namibia | 759 | 1:3,174 | 542 |
| Togo | 735 | 1:9,861 | 2,446 |
| Kenya | 408 | 1:113,186 | 9,628 |
| India | 405 | 1:1,893,989 | 66,120 |
| DR Congo | 205 | 1:360,388 | 31,424 |
| Uganda | 193 | 1:202,276 | 16,174 |
| Papua New Guinea | 163 | 1:50,023 | 6,268 |
| Benin | 98 | 1:105,465 | 11,876 |
| United Arab Emirates | 85 | 1:107,791 | 9,280 |
| Cameroon | 63 | 1:329,668 | 30,059 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Niger | 51 | 1:376,314 | 10,650 |
| Indonesia | 50 | 1:2,644,984 | 153,918 |
| Yemen | 40 | 1:660,632 | 11,024 |
| Burkina Faso | 36 | 1:509,781 | 7,011 |
| United States | 34 | 1:10,660,557 | 428,392 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
The alternate forms: Awalâ (1) are calculated separately.
Awala (2,132) may also be a first name.
Awala Demographics
Average Awala Salary in
United States
$29,071 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Awala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awala (Arabic: اوّلا, Hindi: अवला, Marathi: आवला, Oriya: ଆୱାଲା) is found most frequently in Nepal. It may also appear as: Awalâ. For other possible spellings of Awala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Awala is the 41,430th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 578,285 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Awala reside; 32 percent reside in South Asia and 32 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 162,719th most frequent forename globally. It is borne by 2,132 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nepal, where it is borne by 3,583 people, or 1 in 7,949. In Nepal it is mostly found in: Bagmati, where 97 percent reside, Gandaki, where 2 percent reside and Narayani, where 1 percent reside. Beside Nepal Awala is found in 48 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 14 percent reside.
Awala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Awala surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Shiite (99%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Awala are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.
The amount Awala earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 27.45% less than the national average, earning R 172,416 per year and in United States they earn 32.63% less than the national average, earning $29,071 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Awala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Awala in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆୱାଲା | awala | - |
| Awala in the Hindi language | ||
| अवला | avala | 50 |
| आवला | avala | 50 |
| Awala in the Marathi language | ||
| आवला | avala | 37.5 |
| अवला | avala | 25 |
| अमला | amala | 12.5 |
| आवळा | avala | 12.5 |
| अवाला | avala | 12.5 |
| Awala in the Arabic language | ||
| اوّلا | awla | - |
| عوالا | wala | - |
| اولا | awla | - |
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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 Awala
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