Avalak
Avalak (अवलक)[1] is a Jat gotra. It is listed in Jat Clans but we do not find distribution in India.
Variants
Origin
Avalaka (अवलक) is said to get its name from Nagavanshi ruler Arbuda (अर्बुद). [2]
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Avalak (Jat clan) = Avala. Avala (अवला) village is mentioned in Amoda Plate (First Set) Of Prithvideva II - (Kalachuri) Year 900 (=1149 AD). The object of the inscription is to record the grant, by Prithvîdëva II of the village Avala situated in Madhyamandala on the occasion of a lunar eclipse. Avala (अवला) is identified with Auradih village in tahsil Champa of Janjgir-Champa district in Chhattisgarh. [3]
Awalatar village
- अवलतर (जाट गोत्र - अवलक) : अवलतर नाम का गाँव झारखंड के सराइकेला खरसावाँ जिले की गम्हरिया विकास-खंड में है।
History
Distribution
The last name Awalaka is more frequently found in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here. (https://forebears.io/surnames/awalaka#similar)
The surname Awalaka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Awalaka reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Niger, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 767,681. In Niger it is most numerous in: Tahoua Region, where 96 percent live and Agadez Region, where 4 percent live. Barring Niger Awalaka is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 10 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.
Source - https://www.facebook.com/public/Awalaka
Surnames Avlak
This surname is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 836,789. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Antalya Province, where 62 percent reside, Edirne Province, where 17 percent reside and Elazig Province, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Turkey Avlak occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.[4]
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References
- ↑ Dr Ompal Singh Tugania: Jat Samuday ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu, p.28,sn-77.
- ↑ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya etc,: Ādhunik Jat Itihas, Agra 1998.p.221,sn.44
- ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1955, p. 474-478
- ↑ https://forebears.io/surnames/avlak
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