Awela Surname
Approximately 207 people bear this surname
Awela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Thailand | 40 | 1:1,765,959 | 222,048 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Awela (47) may also be a first name.
Awela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Awela (Marathi: आवेला, Oriya: ଆେୱଲା) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Awela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,155,901st most frequently held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. The surname Awela is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Awela are found; 61 percent are found in Central Africa and 61 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 47 people.
It is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 636,893. Excluding The DR Congo this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 19 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Awela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Awela in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆେୱଲା | aewala | - |
| Awela in the Marathi language | ||
| आवेला | avela | 50 |
| अवेला | avela | 50 |
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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 Awela
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