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

The surname Awwal (Hindi: अव्वल) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awwal? popularity and diffusion

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

The surname Awwal is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12,154 people, or 1 in 14,575. In Nigeria Awwal is primarily concentrated in: Niger, where 25 percent live, Kaduna, where 15 percent live and Kano, where 10 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 11 percent live and Ghana, where 2 percent live.

Awwal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Awwal last name is primarily Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.

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

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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