Hawal Surname
Approximately 974 people bear this surname
Hawal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 614 | 1:288,506 | 16,217 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| India | 83 | 1:9,241,752 | 184,052 |
| Pakistan | 62 | 1:2,881,353 | 23,780 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Afghanistan | 13 | 1:2,473,322 | 16,278 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Hawal (3,312) may also be a first name.
Hawal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hawal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hawal (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﻮﺍﻝ, Hindi: हवाला, Marathi: हावळ, Oriya: ହାୱାଲ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Hawal.
How Common Is The Last Name Hawal? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 369,191st most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,482,080 people. The surname is predominantly found 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. Hawal is also the 124,254th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 3,312 people.
The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 614 people, or 1 in 288,506. In Nigeria Hawal is most frequent in: Yobe, where 10 percent reside, Kaduna, where 7 percent reside and Oyo, where 7 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 13 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hawal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hawal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﻮﺍﻝ | hwal | - |
| Hawal in the Oriya language | ||
| ହାୱାଲ | hawala | - |
| Hawal in the Marathi language | ||
| हावळ | havala | 76.19 |
| हावल | havala | 7.62 |
| हवाल | havala | 7.62 |
| हवाळ | havala | 3.81 |
| हळ | hala | 1.9 |
| हवल | havala | 0.95 |
| Hawal in the Hindi language | ||
| हवाला | havala | 40 |
| हवाल | havala | 40 |
| हवल | havala | 20 |
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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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- 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 Hawal
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