Awl Surname

387,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 915 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somaliland
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Awl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somaliland7991:4,381381
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Afghanistan131:2,473,32216,278
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
England11:55,718,059489,080
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Awl (94) may also be a first name.

Awl Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Awl Come From? nationality or country of origin

Awl occurs in Somaliland more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awl? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 387,740th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 7,964,531 people. Awl is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Awl are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 980,251st most frequent given name worldwide, held by 94 people.

The last name Awl is most widely held in Somaliland, where it is held by 799 people, or 1 in 4,381. Apart from Somaliland it is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live and Pakistan, where 2 percent live.

Awl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Awl surname are 46.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 92.86% being registered with the political party.

Awl earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.81% less than the national average, earning $39,777 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awil8612,729/
Awle86457/
Hawl8645/
Ahwl8621/
Auwl869/
Gawl865/
Aswl864/
Awwl863/
Aewl862/
Awlp861/
Aiwl861/
Eawl861/
Awld861/
Awll860/
Hawil752,359/
Awoel751,932/
Hawle75447/
Aweel75347/
Awill7540/
Aawle7536/
Ahwil7524/
Awwel759/
Auwel757/
Aswll756/
Aiwle755/
Awiel754/
Aywel754/
Auwil753/
Awael752/
Awhle752/
Aszwl751/
Eawil751/
Aewel751/
Aweul751/
Awlle751/
Aïwle751/
Awleh751/
Ashwl751/
Ajwil751/
Eawle751/
Auwle751/
Hawld750/
Hawll750/
Hauwel67396/
Abl67393/
Owl67381/
Avl67152/
Haweel6721/
Hawill6714/
Hawlhe676/
Ewl674/
Awigli674/
Eawell673/
Aiwele672/
Hawiel672/
Aiwell672/
Asweld672/
Aewell672/
Aawlhe671/
Hawgil671/
Aaiwle671/
Auwell671/
Asweel671/
Aaweel671/
Aawiel671/
Hhawil671/
Ayïwle671/
Haswll671/
Haawle671/
Awlett670/

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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 Awl
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