Awwal Surname

36,107th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,615 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria12,1541:14,5751,440
Bangladesh1,6221:98,2474,266
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Indonesia1601:826,55762,551
Pakistan1111:1,609,40416,985
India721:10,653,686201,049
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Philippines321:3,163,694143,904
England301:1,857,26974,552
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Awwal (37,207) may also be a first name.

Awwal Last Name Facts

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

Awwal (Hindi: अव्वल) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awwal? popularity and diffusion

Awwal is the 36,107th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 498,635 people. The surname Awwal is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Awwal are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 23,589th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 37,207 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12,154 people, or 1 in 14,575. In Nigeria Awwal is primarily found in: Niger, where 25 percent are found, Kaduna, where 15 percent are found and Kano, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 11 percent are found and Ghana, where 2 percent are found.

Awwal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Awwal are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Auwwal91165/
Hawwal9131/
Awwale912/
Awwall912/
Awwwal912/
Gawwal911/
Aywwal911/
Awal89132,099/
Hawwale835/
Auwal80172,151/
Awale8029,462/
Hawal80974/
Awual80966/
Ahwal80614/
Awaul80537/
Awall8082/
Awaal8072/
Ajwal8052/
Aiwal8047/
Awail8045/
Aawal8026/
Avwal8019/
Aywal8019/
Awhal803/
Aweal802/
Awatl802/
Awval801/
Eawal801/
Owwal801/
Awajl801/
Awalh801/
Awaale731,082/
Aiwale73964/
Hawale73388/
Aawale73336/
Awalle73307/
Ahawal73138/
Hauwal73118/
Aywale7392/
Awhale7383/
Auwaul7367/
Auwale7358/
Auwual7353/
Ahwail7352/
Auwall7351/
Gaiwal7334/
Gaywal7327/
Awaldt7325/
Ahwald7323/
Auwaal7322/
Awayle7319/
Gawhal7313/
Hajwal7313/
Auwail7310/
Ahwall739/
Aywasl739/
Awalhe739/
Aiswal738/
Ahwaal738/
Owwald737/
Hawail736/
Aaswal735/
Awahal735/
Hawall735/
Hawaul735/
Auuwal733/
Awaile732/
Hawual732/
Awasil732/
Haiwal732/
Oswwal731/
Awailt731/
Aawaal731/
Ajwale731/
Ahwale731/
Hawatl731/
Ajwaal731/
Awaule731/
Ayhwal731/
Awagli731/
Awuale731/
Auwald731/
Aweale731/
Awauld730/
Auwalt730/
Aywalt730/
Awol6778,206/
Abal6712,377/
Aval671,021/
Ewal67584/
Owal67190/
Aaswale67125/
Aaywale6723/
Aaiwale6713/
Haswale675/
Haiwale675/
Aawhale675/
Achwale675/
Aswaldt674/
Hawasil673/
Aiwaale672/
Aggiwal672/
Aawaale672/
Hawaile672/
Oswwald672/
Awolowa672/
Haujwal671/
Awahall671/
Haawale671/
Aawalhe671/
Aajwale671/
Ahjwale671/
Aswasle671/
Athhwal671/
Ahawale671/
Hahwald671/
Hauwalt671/
Hawalle671/
Auweale671/
Awhaale671/
Auwalle671/
Auwuald671/
Asswald670/
Haywall670/
Haswald670/

Awwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Awwal in the Hindi language
अव्वलavvala-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Awwal
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