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
The last name Awela (Marathi: आवेला, Oriya: ଆେୱଲା) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Awela.
How Common Is The Last Name Awela? popularity and diffusion
Awela is the 1,155,901st most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. Awela is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Awela reside; 61 percent reside in Central Africa and 61 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Awela is also the 1,467,136th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 47 people.
Awela is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 636,893. Aside from The DR Congo it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 19 percent reside and Cameroon, where 5 percent reside.
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
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- 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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