Awel Surname
Approximately 35,521 people bear this surname
Awel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 34,128 | 1:2,858 | 493 |
| Somalia | 588 | 1:22,878 | 1,280 |
| Uganda | 247 | 1:158,054 | 13,770 |
| Philippines | 166 | 1:609,869 | 65,823 |
| Malaysia | 101 | 1:292,022 | 16,042 |
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| Indonesia | 41 | 1:3,225,590 | 176,839 |
| Niger | 36 | 1:533,112 | 13,750 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Ivory Coast | 10 | 1:2,307,123 | 39,352 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Awel (50,742) may also be a first name.
Awel Demographics
Average Awel Salary in
United States
$18,792 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Awel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Awel (Oriya: ଆଓେଲା) is most common in Ethiopia. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Awel click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awel? popularity and diffusion
It is the 15,689th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 205,162 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Awel live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Awel is also the 18,285th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 50,742 people.
Awel is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 34,128 people, or 1 in 2,858. Aside from Ethiopia it occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in Somalia, where 2 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Awel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Awel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Awel last name increased 1,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Awel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
Awel earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Awel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Awel in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଓେଲା | aoela | - |
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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 Awel
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