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 held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname Hawal is the 369,191^st most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,482,080 people. The last name Hawal occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Hawal reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hawal is also the 124,254^th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 3,312 people.

Hawal is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 614 people, or 1 in 288,506. In Nigeria Hawal is mostly found in: Yobe, where 10 percent live, Kaduna, where 7 percent live and Oyo, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Hawal exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 13 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.