Awafa Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Awafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Awafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awafa is more frequently found in Iraq than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Awafa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,812,366th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 73 percent of Awafa are found; 73 percent are found in West Asia and 45 percent are found in Levant.
Awafa is most frequent in Iraq, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 8,755,414. Besides Iraq this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 18 percent live and Algeria, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awadfa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awafo | 80 | 775 | / |
| Awafi | 80 | 464 | / |
| Abafa | 80 | 33 | / |
| Awafe | 80 | 23 | / |
| Awefa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ewafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Awofa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Awaffo | 73 | 21 | / |
| Hawafi | 73 | 18 | / |
| Awaafo | 73 | 9 | / |
| Awoifa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gawafi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Awafer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Avafad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avafat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abaifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awahfe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Asuafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awaifo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abafay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gawaafe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ashwafi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eweafah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hawafoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hawafiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aibaffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aswafee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawafie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawaafi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Awafa
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