Awac Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Awac Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Awac Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awac is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awac? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Awac occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Awac are found; 69 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda Awac is primarily found in: Otuke District, where 64 percent reside, Apac District, where 9 percent reside and Kole District, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Uganda it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awach89104/
Hawac8991/
Anwac8911/
Awanc892/
Awwac891/
Hawach80243/
Awache80165/
Ahwach809/
Hawacz801/
Anwach801/
Awuach801/
Awaz751,337/
Owac7597/
Avac757/
Awoc751/
Awatche736/
Hawache735/
Hanwach731/
Anwanch731/
Hawaz673,559/
Abach67666/
Owach67211/
Anwaz67160/
Ahwaz67123/
Avach6723/
Avaci6719/
Awadz6717/
Havac6712/
Avanc6711/
Aawaz679/
Awaaz678/
Gawatsch677/
Oywac674/
Avacz673/
Hawatche672/
Awoch672/
Awwaz671/
Awatz671/
Ojwac671/
Hawoc670/

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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
  • 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 Awac
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