Abwasi Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Abwasi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 68 | 1:679,116 | 29,805 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Nepal | 10 | 1:2,848,096 | 9,545 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Abwasi Demographics
Abwasi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Abwasi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abwasi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abwasi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Abwasi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,871,545th most common family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Abwasi live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 679,116. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 100 percent live. Aside from Kenya Abwasi is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 16 percent live and Nepal, where 10 percent live.
Abwasi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abwaasi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Abbasi | 83 | 550,303 | / |
| Abuasi | 83 | 106 | / |
| Abvasi | 83 | 53 | / |
| Abwazi | 83 | 21 | / |
| Avwasi | 83 | 16 | / |
| Abwosi | 83 | 11 | / |
| Obwasi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Abwase | 83 | 4 | / |
| Avbasi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Abwaji | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abwasa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abbassi | 77 | 40,347 | / |
| Aabbasi | 77 | 12,361 | / |
| Abuassi | 77 | 438 | / |
| Abbashi | 77 | 188 | / |
| Habbasi | 77 | 37 | / |
| Abbasie | 77 | 25 | / |
| Abbaasi | 77 | 24 | / |
| Habwagi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Abbhasi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Abbasai | 77 | 5 | / |
| Abbasei | 77 | 4 | / |
| Abbasui | 77 | 3 | / |
| Abwasha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Abbasoi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Abwosit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abbaisi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abwaset | 77 | 1 | / |
| Avbassi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Habbassi | 71 | 318 | / |
| Aabbassi | 71 | 213 | / |
| Abwasaha | 71 | 16 | / |
| Habbashi | 71 | 13 | / |
| Abuhashi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Abwashay | 71 | 4 | / |
| Abbeassi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abbasssi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abbasshi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abbaci | 67 | 6,987 | / |
| Abbasy | 67 | 1,871 | / |
| Obuasi | 67 | 655 | / |
| Abbase | 67 | 160 | / |
| Abbazi | 67 | 144 | / |
| Avvasi | 67 | 137 | / |
| Abwage | 67 | 129 | / |
| Abwogi | 67 | 102 | / |
| Obwasa | 67 | 88 | / |
| Ebwase | 67 | 27 | / |
| Abwese | 67 | 21 | / |
| Obbasi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Obwagi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Abuosi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Obwase | 67 | 8 | / |
| Abbagi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Abuazi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Abuaji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abuase | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abuhasish | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abuagi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abbosi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abvazi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obwesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abbaxi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abvashish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Apuasi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abwaza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abuasa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Abwasi
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