Awlu Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Awlu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awlu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Awlu (10) may also be a first name.

Awlu Last Name Facts

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

Awlu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awlu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Awlu is the 4,427,875th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Awlu are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Borno, where 50 percent live, Oyo, where 21 percent live and Lagos, where 14 percent live. Beside Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 20 percent live and Benin, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Auwlu891,151/
Awlou8917/
Awliu894/
Awlui893/
Awwlu892/
Ahwlu891/
Awhlu891/
Awllu891/
Awlau891/
Hawlu891/
Auwlau807/
Gawliu807/
Awlouz801/
Avlu75136/
Ablu7526/
Ewlu754/
Ablou67304/
Avlou6774/
Havlu6739/
Hablu6729/
Abluy673/
Ableu673/
Abliu672/
Gavlu671/
Owwlu671/
Abluj671/
Abllu671/
Ewlui671/
Ewliu671/
Ablau671/
Aablu671/

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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 Awlu
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