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

The surname Awlu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Awlu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awlu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Awlu live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 10 people.

Awlu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Borno, where 50 percent are found, Oyo, where 21 percent are found and Lagos, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 20 percent are found and Benin, where 5 percent are found.

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/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis