Awadak Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Niger

Awadak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awadak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Niger51:3,838,40364,195

Awadak Last Name Facts

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

Awadak occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Awadak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Awadak are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Chadic Africa.

The surname Awadak is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: North Region, where 60 percent are found, Far North Region, where 20 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 20 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawadak921,614/
Awadack921/
Hawadack862/
Avadake7727/
Abaidak776/
Gavadak774/
Abadaik771/
Hawadac771/
Howaidak71122/
Hewaidak714/
Gauvadak711/
Aivadakh711/
Aivadake711/
Abadag6732/
Howahadak671/
Evadak671/
Abeidak6219/
Hewadag6214/
Obaidak621/
Obadaik621/
Hobadak620/
Abeidack573/
Ovadok504/
Abodok503/
Abadoc501/

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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 Awadak
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