Awaf Surname

935,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Awaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Iran171:4,516,619115,816
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Awaf (67) may also be a first name.

Awaf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awaf is held by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awaf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 935,326th most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 25,934,327 people. The last name Awaf is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Awaf are found; 89 percent are found in West Asia and 86 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,191,548th most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 67 people.

Awaf is most frequently used in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 129,104. Beside Saudi Arabia Awaf occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 6 percent live and Pakistan, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Hawaf8911/
Awaaf891/
Ahwaf891/
Hawwaf804/
Awahfe801/
Ahwaff801/
Haswaf801/
Hawaif801/
Awav75260/
Awaw7570/
Owaf7513/
Abaf758/
Awof754/
Awofe67259/
Aweif6796/
Awoof679/
Aawab678/
Awaaw676/
Aiwab676/
Awowa676/
Hawaw675/
Awuav674/
Awuaw674/
Abaif672/
Ahwab672/
Gawaw672/
Gavaf672/
Awhaw671/
Awaww671/
Awavz671/
Ajwab671/
Gawof671/
Awaav671/
Awahw671/
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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 Awaf
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