Awaba Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Awaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 28 | 1:741,752 | 52,682 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Awaba (753) may also be a first name.
Awaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awaba (Arabic: اوبا, Marathi: आवबा) is most common in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awaba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,394,033rd most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 64 percent of Awaba live; 48 percent live in Central Africa and 48 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 299,476th most numerous first name internationally, held by 753 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 741,752. In Cameroon Awaba is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 86 percent live, Far North Region, where 4 percent live and Littoral Region, where 4 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 28 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaba | 91 | 16 | / |
| Awuaba | 91 | 2 | / |
| Awabah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awabas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hawabai | 83 | 18 | / |
| Awaibai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awuabap | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hawabah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awabi | 80 | 241 | / |
| Awabe | 80 | 182 | / |
| Owaba | 80 | 45 | / |
| Awoba | 80 | 40 | / |
| Awabo | 80 | 31 | / |
| Avaba | 80 | 21 | / |
| Aweba | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ewaba | 80 | 6 | / |
| Awaby | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hawabhay | 77 | 17 | / |
| Gaiwabai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aybaba | 73 | 148 | / |
| Aïbaba | 73 | 135 | / |
| Aibaba | 73 | 102 | / |
| Awouba | 73 | 95 | / |
| Awaibe | 73 | 52 | / |
| Ajuaba | 73 | 33 | / |
| Hawabi | 73 | 14 | / |
| Auwabi | 73 | 13 | / |
| Hawabe | 73 | 10 | / |
| Owaiba | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ayuaba | 73 | 10 | / |
| Awaibo | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gawabi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Awhabi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Awabed | 73 | 3 | / |
| Avabas | 73 | 3 | / |
| Awabou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Awahbi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Awaibi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Awwabi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ewauba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aababa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gowaba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aywabe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awabeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auwabe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aiweba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aababi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avabai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aswaby | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aweiba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aweeba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awebai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aababo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awanpa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awabho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avabat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aweabe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Asuaba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awhabe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gawabe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahwabi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awampa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Havabai | 67 | 409 | / |
| Aababou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Awaboth | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ahababa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awaibeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aabouba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awasbhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gavabha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avabhat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aswabhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Havabay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawaboo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawaibi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwabai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haibaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Achuaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awatboh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awhabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahbabah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awhaube | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awaboot | 67 | 1 | / |
Awaba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Awaba in the Marathi language | ||
| आवबा | avaba | - |
| Awaba in the Arabic language | ||
| اوبا | awba | - |
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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
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- 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 Awaba
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