Awadz Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Awadz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awadz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Awadz (16) may also be a first name.

Awadz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awadz is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awadz? popularity and diffusion

Awadz is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Awadz are found; 82 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 82 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Awadz is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent forename internationally, held by 16 people.

The last name Awadz is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 2,106,730. In Malaysia it is most common in: Selangor, where 64 percent reside, Terengganu, where 21 percent reside and Kelantan, where 7 percent reside. Not including Malaysia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 6 percent reside and Syria, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awaz891,337/
Hawaz803,559/
Awaiz80605/
Aywaz80377/
Aiwaz80193/
Ahwaz80123/
Eawaz8012/
Aawaz809/
Awaaz808/
Awayz804/
Aewaz802/
Abadz802/
Auwaz801/
Awatz801/
Awwaz801/
Awauz801/
Aweaz801/
Gawatz7385/
Aswads7319/
Aawaiz735/
Awadss733/
Aaiwaz731/
Hawaiz731/
Hawads731/
Hawacz731/
Aiwayz731/
Avaz673,625/
Ewaz67125/
Awac6716/
Owaz675/
Awoz672/

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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 Awadz
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