Avaa Surname
Approximately 716 people bear this surname
Avaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 657 | 1:269,624 | 15,370 |
| Uganda | 24 | 1:1,626,637 | 57,482 |
| Mongolia | 19 | 1:148,699 | 8,761 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Avaa (229) may also be a first name.
Avaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Avaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Avaa (Arabic: آفاي, Hindi: अवआ, Russian: Аваа) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Avaa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 469,321st most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 10,178,137 people. The last name Avaa is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Avaa reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 593,349th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 229 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 657 people, or 1 in 269,624. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 93 percent are found, Kaduna, where 2 percent are found and Plateau, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Avaa exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent are found and Mongolia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Avaa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Avaa in the Hindi language | ||
| अवआ | ava'a | - |
| Avaa in the Russian language | ||
| Аваа | avaa | - |
| Avaa in the Arabic language | ||
| آفاي | afay | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Avaa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis