Awul Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Awul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1121:1,581,63259,341
Indonesia1071:1,235,97486,893
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
South Sudan161:713,442947
England31:18,572,686338,250
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Awul (78) may also be a first name.

Awul Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awul has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awul? popularity and diffusion

The surname Awul is the 899,940th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. The last name Awul is primarily found in Africa, where 43 percent of Awul reside; 38 percent reside in West Africa and 38 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,091,646th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 78 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 1,581,632. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kogi, where 33 percent reside, Plateau, where 31 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Awul occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 36 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awule89922/
Awoul89552/
Awaul89537/
Awgul89127/
Auwul8995/
Gawul8959/
Hawul8953/
Awwul8911/
Aweul891/
Awull891/
Aawul891/
Awulle80166/
Auwaul8067/
Hawule8022/
Awoule8019/
Hawaul805/
Auwule801/
Awaule801/
Awauld800/
Awol7578,206/
Abul7536,468/
Avul75733/
Ewul7521/
Haiwule734/
Hawoule731/
Gaawgul731/
Aboul6713,619/
Awoel671,932/
Awoll671,613/
Habul67544/
Avule67379/
Avgul67333/
Aubul67246/
Owule67175/
Abaul67103/
Aiwol67100/
Evaul6790/
Aabul6777/
Ewoul6765/
Aavul6762/
Abull6761/
Hewul6754/
Gavul6753/
Aibul6738/
Avuul6728/
Havul6721/
Aybul6719/
Gowul6718/
Abeul6716/
Avull6715/
Abuil6713/
Auwol6713/
Hawol679/
Abulh674/
Abhul674/
Avuld673/
Avuil672/
Owhul671/
Awool671/
Obaul671/
Aywol671/
Avoul671/

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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
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  • 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 Awul
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