Amawa Surname

761,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Amawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria991:1,789,32164,938
Kenya881:524,77226,127
Cameroon651:319,52429,358
Papua New Guinea581:140,58119,337
Benin451:229,68020,839
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Amawa (116) may also be a first name.

Amawa Last Name Facts

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

Amawa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺎﻭﺓ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 761,666th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 19,433,456 people. The surname Amawa occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Amawa reside; 42 percent reside in West Africa and 38 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amawa is also the 868,627th most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 116 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 1,789,321. In Nigeria Amawa is most numerous in: Borno, where 37 percent reside, Taraba, where 24 percent reside and Gombe, where 18 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 23 percent reside and Cameroon, where 17 percent reside.

Amawa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamawa911,385/
Amahwa91247/
Amauwa91141/
Amawha9184/
Amawah9135/
Amaway9121/
Amaw'a9116/
Ammawa917/
Aimawa916/
Amaswa916/
Amawua913/
Amawea912/
Amawga911/
Amaawa911/
Amaiwa911/
Ahmawa911/
Amawai911/
Amawoa911/
Aïmawa911/
Hammawa832,032/
Hamahwa8391/
Hamaway8330/
Hamaiwa8319/
Amauwah838/
Amawais837/
Amaiwai836/
Amawhad834/
Ameawua832/
Amahawa832/
Hamawat832/
Gamaway831/
Hamawah831/
Hamawai831/
Atmawad831/
Asmawad831/
Haamawa831/
Gaimawa831/
Amawaya831/
Asmawah831/
Asmaway831/
Amawi804,696/
Amaba802,618/
Emawa802,574/
Amawy80955/
Amawe80290/
Amawo80192/
Amava8050/
Amowa8043/
Omawa8025/
Amewa8015/
Hamahuwa77184/
Ammawath7747/
Hamauswa7727/
Hamaways776/
Aummawat776/
Hammaawa775/
Hatmaway772/
Aimmawat772/
Gammaway771/
Haamahwa771/
Gamheawa771/
Hammaywa771/
Hammaway770/
Emaway735,635/
Hamawi731,547/
Amaeva731,257/
Hamawy73460/
Amawhe73331/
Omawas73326/
Amahwe73285/
Omaswa73202/
Amawei73163/
Hamaba73136/
Omaywa73115/
Amhawi73100/
Amaweh7381/
Amabai7356/
Amaiwe7350/
Hamawe7346/
Amajua7340/
Amauba7338/
Asmava7329/
Amayua7325/
Amaabo7323/
Omawat7318/
Gomawa7316/
Amowas7314/
Hamava7313/
Ahmawi7311/
Amavat7310/
Hamowa7310/
Omaway739/
Amawou738/
Amouwa738/
Emeawa737/
Omaiwa737/
Hamawé737/
Ammawi735/
Amaabi735/
Ammaba734/
Omaewa734/
Gamava733/
Ahmaba733/
Amavah733/
Amowai733/
Hemawa732/
Amavas732/
Amavad732/
Ameewa732/
Ameway732/
Amawyi732/
Amasua732/
Aimava732/
Amaiua732/
Hamawo731/
Amhewa731/
Omawaa731/
Eimawa731/
Amawed731/
Amawoh731/
Amauwe731/
Atmawy731/
Amawer731/
Amawey731/
Amabea731/
Amgawi731/
Aymava731/
O'Mawa731/
Emawha731/
Amavha731/
Amawoo731/
Amaaba731/
Amaawe731/
Ammava731/
Hamewa731/
Aattmawad714/
Haammaway710/
Amabhai67516/
Gaimava67255/
Ammaeva67197/
Amaabai6780/
Amosway6757/
Hamaiba6755/
Amaiwou6743/
Amaihwe6720/
Eimaway6716/
Ammabai6714/
Amaybay6710/
Hamabha6710/
Hamavat679/
Hamaeva678/
Ahmaeva677/
Hammawe675/
Ahmouwa675/
Houmawa675/
Amauwahová674/
Hamabai673/
Homawas673/
Amahuat672/
Amawoue672/
Hahmawi672/
Hamouwa672/
Hammaba672/
Hammawi672/
Hamavas671/
Hemawai671/
Haumava671/
Hamoway671/
Amavash671/
Amavaya671/
Amaweed671/
Amabaha671/
Asmouwa671/
Aumaeva671/
Hamajwe671/
Hamauba671/
Hamaaba671/
Amewaha671/
Ameahua671/
Amahabo671/
Amaewei671/
Ameehwa671/
Ahamaba671/
Gaymava671/
Goumawa671/
Aimaeva671/
Ahamava671/
Amahava671/
Amoowas671/
Asmawii671/
Gamhawi671/
Hammowa671/
Amauwhe671/
Aimahwe671/
Asmaawi671/
Asmahwi671/
Asmawee671/
Amewaaj671/
Hemaway670/

Amawa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amawa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺎﻭﺓamawt-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amawa
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