Around the globe, Awwal (Awwal 
) is a common principally masculine, but scarcely girly forename. The forename Awwal is habitual in Nigeria, where it is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but scarcely feminine name, Pakistan, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare mostly boy's, but seldom girly name. Also, Awwal is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Awwal | Nigeria, Bangladesh, Sudan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia |
| awwal zubairu gambo chief of Naval Staff of Nigeria, NG (b. 1966) |
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| awwal ibrahim Nigeria traditional ruler, NG |
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| awwal muhammad dawud researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-9549-7643) |
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