Awa Surname
Approximately 41,571 people bear this surname
Awa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13,405 | 1:13,215 | 1,331 |
| Ivory Coast | 8,705 | 1:2,650 | 263 |
| Philippines | 3,554 | 1:28,486 | 4,007 |
| Indonesia | 2,296 | 1:57,600 | 6,351 |
| Japan | 2,159 | 1:59,215 | 4,474 |
| DR Congo | 2,121 | 1:34,832 | 4,323 |
| Cameroon | 1,662 | 1:12,496 | 1,684 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,104 | 1:7,386 | 536 |
| Niger | 836 | 1:22,957 | 1,387 |
| Pakistan | 718 | 1:248,808 | 5,627 |
| United States | 514 | 1:705,173 | 55,723 |
| Egypt | 427 | 1:215,306 | 15,336 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Mali | 387 | 1:43,848 | 1,206 |
| Congo | 330 | 1:15,118 | 1,861 |
| Uganda | 328 | 1:119,022 | 11,368 |
| Malaysia | 301 | 1:97,987 | 6,750 |
| Burkina Faso | 281 | 1:65,310 | 2,556 |
| Mauritania | 273 | 1:14,999 | 1,411 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Brazil | 171 | 1:1,251,897 | 43,012 |
| Vanuatu | 157 | 1:1,677 | 485 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Canada | 134 | 1:274,967 | 25,811 |
| Iraq | 121 | 1:289,435 | 5,881 |
| Benin | 102 | 1:101,329 | 11,505 |
| Solomon Islands | 87 | 1:6,667 | 995 |
| Nepal | 83 | 1:343,144 | 3,724 |
| United Arab Emirates | 80 | 1:114,528 | 9,720 |
| England | 38 | 1:1,466,265 | 63,675 |
| France | 30 | 1:2,214,091 | 176,965 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Taiwan | 22 | 1:1,065,670 | 7,365 |
| Yemen | 22 | 1:1,201,150 | 11,790 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Syria | 14 | 1:1,378,644 | 7,647 |
| Senegal | 14 | 1:1,041,382 | 3,211 |
| Peru | 14 | 1:2,270,294 | 26,427 |
| Jordan | 13 | 1:680,187 | 14,528 |
| Afghanistan | 12 | 1:2,679,432 | 17,028 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Palestine | 5 | 1:909,770 | 15,190 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Awa (736,583) may also be a first name.
Awa Demographics
Awa Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Awa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awa (Arabic: العوّا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻭﺍ, Oriya: ଆୱା) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 13,440th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 175,304 people. Awa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 66 percent of Awa reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 47 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awa is also the 1,291st most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 736,583 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 13,405 people, or 1 in 13,215. In Nigeria Awa is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 37 percent live, Anambra, where 10 percent live and Cross River, where 8 percent live. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 82 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 21 percent live and The Philippines, where 9 percent live.
Awa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Awa has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 3,427 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Awa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Awa last name is principally Sunni (100%) in Lebanon and Christian (89%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Awa last name are 19.61% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.84% registered with the political party.
The amount Awa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 185.87% more than the national average, earning S/. 55,415 per year; in South Africa they earn 79.05% more than the national average, earning R 425,496 per year; in United States they earn 4.17% more than the national average, earning $44,947 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.54% more than the national average, earning $51,441 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Awa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Awa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆୱା | awa | 98.11 |
| ଅୱ | awa | 1.89 |
| Awa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﻭﺍ | awa | 38.52 |
| ﻋﻮ | w | 10.93 |
| ﺁﻭﻯ | awy | 6.83 |
| ﻫﺎﻭ | haw | 5.74 |
| ﻋﻮﻩ | wh | 4.92 |
| ﺃﻭﺍ | awa | 4.1 |
| ﻫﺎﻭﺍ | hawa | 3.55 |
| ﺁﻭ | aw | 3.28 |
| ﺍﻭﺍ | awa | 2.73 |
| ﺍﻭ | aw | 2.73 |
| ﻋﻮﺍ | wa | 2.73 |
| ﻫﻮﻯ | hwy | 1.64 |
| ﻫﺎﻭﻯ | hawy | 1.37 |
| ﺃﻭﻯ | awy | 1.37 |
| ﺃﻭﻩ | awh | 1.37 |
| ﻋﻮﻯ | wy | 1.37 |
| ﺁﻭﺍﻭ | awaw | 1.09 |
| ﺁﻭﻱ | awy | 1.09 |
| ﺍﻭﻯ | awy | 1.09 |
| ﺣﻮﻯ | hwy | 0.82 |
| ﺃﻭ | aw | 0.82 |
| ﺍﻭﻩ | awh | 0.82 |
| ﺣﻮﺍﺀ | hwa | 0.27 |
| ﺣﻮﺍ | hwa | 0.27 |
| ﺣﻮﻱ | hwy | 0.27 |
| ﺁﻭﻩ | awh | 0.27 |
| Awa in the Arabic language | ||
| العوّا | alwa | - |
| آوا | awa | - |
| عوا | wa | - |
| العوا | alwa | - |
| واء | wa | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Awa
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