Where Does The Last Name Hawal Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Hawal (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﻮﺍﻝ, Hindi: हवाला, Marathi: हावळ, Oriya: ହାୱାଲ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Hawal.

How Common Is The Last Name Hawal? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 369,191^st most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,482,080 people. The surname Hawal occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Hawal are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 124,254^th most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 3,312 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 614 people, or 1 in 288,506. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Yobe, where 10 percent are found, Kaduna, where 7 percent are found and Oyo, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 13 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.