Awabe Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

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

Awabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea701:116,48215,803
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
Cameroon371:561,32643,620
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818

Awabe (15) may also be a first name.

Awabe Last Name Facts

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

Awabe is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Awabe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awabe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,263,456th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Awabe are found; 38 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 38 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Awabe is also the 2,900,335th most common forename throughout the world It is held by 15 people.

This last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 116,482. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Northern, where 56 percent are found, New Ireland, where 14 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 10 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea Awabe exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 26 percent are found and Cameroon, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Awaebe9128/
Hawabe9110/
Awabed913/
Aywabe911/
Awabeh911/
Auwabe911/
Gawabe911/
Awhabe911/
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Awaibeh832/
Awhaube831/
Ababe802,361/
Awabi80241/
Awaba8064/
Awebe8027/
Ewabe8011/
Owabe807/
Awobe806/
Awaby802/
Hawabesh771/
Ababei734,994/
Owabie73667/
Hewabe73192/
Ababey73122/
Aabobe7334/
Hawaba7316/
Hawabi7314/
Hababe7314/
Auwabi7313/
Gavabe7312/
Howabe739/
Ababea738/
Gawabi738/
Aibabe733/
Awahbi733/
Havabe733/
Awhabi733/
Ahwebe732/
Avabhe732/
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Awwabi732/
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Awobie732/
Awuaba732/
Awoube731/
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Hawebe731/
Ahbabe731/
Ewaibe731/
Aswaby731/
Awobei731/
Ahwabi731/
Awebie731/
Gowabe731/
Hawabai6718/
Aisuabe679/
Hababeh679/
Gavabhe672/
Awaibai671/
Hawaibi671/
Houwabe671/
Ahwobee671/
Aweisbe671/
Ayuabee671/
Aswabhi671/
Hababey671/
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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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  • 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 Awabe
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