Awabi Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

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

Awabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1341:954,06219,651
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Benin131:795,04642,452
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Awabi (44) may also be a first name.

Awabi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awabi (Marathi: अवाबी) has its highest incidence in Japan. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awabi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,041,601st most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 66 percent of Awabi live; 56 percent live in East Asia and 56 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Awabi is also the 1,525,482nd most common first name in the world It is held by 44 people.

This last name is most frequent in Japan, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 954,062. In Japan it is mostly found in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 69 percent are found, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 28 percent are found and Kyoto Prefecture, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Japan this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawabi9114/
Auwabi9113/
Gawabi918/
Awahbi913/
Awhabi913/
Awaibi912/
Awwabi912/
Ahwabi911/
Hawabai8318/
Awasbhi831/
Aswabhi831/
Hawaibi831/
Awaibai831/
Ababi801,474/
Awabe80182/
Awobi8085/
Awaba8064/
Owabi807/
Awebi806/
Awavi806/
Avabi806/
Ewabi804/
Awaby802/
Gaiwabai771/
Hababi731,153/
Owabie73667/
Ababiy73385/
Awaibe7352/
Abeabi7334/
Obaabi7332/
Awaebe7328/
Havabi7325/
Hewabi7323/
Hawaba7316/
Awobit7314/
Awoibi7311/
Hawabe7310/
Gavabi735/
Auwobi735/
Owaibi733/
Ababij733/
Awohbi733/
Awabed733/
Awobie732/
Awuaba732/
Aibabi732/
Ababih731/
Aswaby731/
Avabai731/
Owaboi731/
Ouwabi731/
Aababi731/
Awabeh731/
Aweabe731/
Aiwebi731/
Awebie731/
Aawebi731/
Awoobi731/
Awhabe731/
Awoebi731/
Gawabe731/
Ajbabi731/
Awampi731/
Awobei731/
Awebai731/
Awebei731/
Ayuabi731/
Auwabe731/
Awhebi731/
Aywabe731/
Havabai67409/
Ahbaabi6787/
Abaabih6713/
Avasbhi679/
Aaboubi675/
Havabhi673/
Habhabi672/
Awaibeh672/
Ouwabai671/
Gahvabi671/
Aywobie671/
Awhaube671/

Awabi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Awabi in the Marathi language
अवाबीavabi-

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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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  • 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 Awabi
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