Mawl Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Mawl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan181:1,786,28813,520
India71:109,580,769786,157
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Mawl (13) may also be a first name.

Mawl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mawl is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawl? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,373,373rd most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. Mawl is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Mawl are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 68 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held forename worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 1,786,288. In Afghanistan Mawl is most common in: Khost, where 56 percent live, Kabul, where 33 percent live and Nuristan, where 6 percent live. Other than Afghanistan Mawl is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent live and Pakistan, where 15 percent live.

Mawl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mawl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mawl surname contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mawle89336/
Mawil89151/
Mahwl891/
Mawll891/
Mahwil80555/
Maweel80168/
Mawill805/
Mawiel805/
Mawuel802/
Maiwel801/
Maswlh801/
Mowl75488/
Mavl751/
Mabl751/
Maiwele7343/
Maywell7312/
Maiwell739/
Maewell733/
Mauwell731/
Maaweel731/
Maywele731/
Maywill731/
Mayweld731/
Mawoell730/
Mahwill730/
Mabil6724,872/
Mabel679,054/
Mavle673,480/
Mowle67543/
Mowll67221/
Mowel67174/
Mahaweel6731/
Mewel674/
Mabll674/
Mowil672/
Mahbl671/
Mabøl671/
Maibl671/
Meewl671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Mawl
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