Awlia Surname

137,031st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Awlia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awlia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan1,5481:20,7711,051
Saudi Arabia9141:33,7594,846
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Indonesia1581:837,02063,356
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Awlia (2,525) may also be a first name.

Awlia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awlia is more commonly found in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Awlia.

How Common Is The Last Name Awlia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 137,031st most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,227,245 people. Awlia occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Awlia live; 67 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 146,801st most numerous first name on earth It is held by 2,525 people.

This surname is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is held by 1,548 people, or 1 in 20,771. In Afghanistan Awlia is most prevalent in: Helmand, where 19 percent reside, Herat, where 18 percent reside and Farah, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Afghanistan this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 28 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Auwlia919/
Hawlia918/
Awhlia910/
Awla89763/
Awli8939/
Awillia832/
Hawli804,108/
Hawla8091/
Owlia8049/
Ablia8041/
Avlia8024/
Auwla809/
Awwla807/
Awlah807/
Auwli805/
Aawla803/
Awlui803/
Awlla802/
Awwli801/
Ewlia801/
Awlai801/
Awlli801/
Awlau801/
Aswla801/
Awilli735,722/
Hablia7321/
Auwlau737/
Hawlas736/
Awilla734/
Gawlay732/
Awlash731/
Howlia731/
Hawlay731/
Awylla731/
Awwlhi731/
Awlyat731/
Awlyah731/
Awlich731/
Haawla731/
Hawlah731/
Hawlei731/
Hauwla731/
Hawlis731/
Aswlah731/
Gauwla731/
Gawlai731/
Gavlia731/
Abllia730/
Abla676,046/
Abli672,112/
Avli67612/
Awle67457/
Avla67302/
Hawlish6723/
Awlo6717/
Hawilla6714/
Abillia6711/
Abellia677/
Awillie676/
Ewla673/
Awly673/
Owla672/
Awwwlhi671/
Awillei671/
Awlj671/
Awillah671/
Ajwwlhi671/
Owli671/
Gajwlla671/
Hawlasz671/
Awleadh671/
Awillli671/

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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 Awlia
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