Awlaki Surname

295,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Awlaki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awlaki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1,1021:23,9792,422
United Arab Emirates1841:49,7954,996
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Awlaki Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awlaki is carried by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Awlaki click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awlaki? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 295,200th most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 5,640,515 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Awlaki are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 100 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name Awlaki is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is borne by 1,102 people, or 1 in 23,979. In Yemen Awlaki is mostly concentrated in: Shabwah Governorate, where 43 percent are found, Aden Governorate, where 24 percent are found and Lahij Governorate, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Yemen this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awlaqi83373/
Awlaka8321/
Ablaki835/
Gavlaki778/
Gawlocki7110/
Avlaka674/
Awlace671/
Awlaqy671/
Evlakhi621/
Awllace621/
Havlajka571/
Havlacka571/
Oblake505/
Avloke502/

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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 Awlaki
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