Awwal Surname
Approximately 14,615 people bear this surname
Awwal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12,154 | 1:14,575 | 1,440 |
| Bangladesh | 1,622 | 1:98,247 | 4,266 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Indonesia | 160 | 1:826,557 | 62,551 |
| Pakistan | 111 | 1:1,609,404 | 16,985 |
| India | 72 | 1:10,653,686 | 201,049 |
| United States | 50 | 1:7,249,179 | 331,838 |
| Philippines | 32 | 1:3,163,694 | 143,904 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Awwal (37,207) may also be a first name.
Awwal Demographics
Average Awwal Salary in
United States
$39,346 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Awwal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awwal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awwal (Hindi: अव्वल) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awwal? popularity and diffusion
It is the 36,107th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 498,635 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Awwal live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awwal is also the 23,589th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 37,207 people.
Awwal is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 12,154 people, or 1 in 14,575. In Nigeria Awwal is most prevalent in: Niger, where 25 percent are found, Kaduna, where 15 percent are found and Kano, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 11 percent are found and Ghana, where 2 percent are found.
Awwal Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Awwal surname is predominantly Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Awwal last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.5% registered with the political party.
Awwal earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.81% less than the national average, earning $39,346 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Awwal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Awwal in the Hindi language | ||
| अव्वल | avvala | - |
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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 Awwal
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