Awach Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Awach Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 77 | 1:599,739 | 28,092 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Awach (15) may also be a first name.
Awach Demographics
Awach Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Awach Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awach Come From? nationality or country of origin
Awach is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awach? popularity and diffusion
Awach is the 1,806,862nd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Awach live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Awach is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 15 people.
It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 599,739. In Kenya Awach is most numerous in: Homa Bay County, where 83 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 12 percent reside and Kisii County, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 14 percent reside and Tanzania, where 9 percent reside.
Awach Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Awach last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Awach
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