Awafe Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Awafe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Awafe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awafe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awafe occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awafe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Awafe is the 4,116,508th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. Awafe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Awafe reside; 91 percent reside in Central Africa and 87 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 989,003. In Cameroon Awafe is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 81 percent reside, Centre Region, where 5 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 5 percent reside. Not including Cameroon Awafe is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 4 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awaefe | 91 | 17 | / |
| Awafer | 91 | 2 | / |
| Awahfe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awaf | 89 | 281 | / |
| Gawaafe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Awaiefe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hawafie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aswafee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awafi | 80 | 464 | / |
| Awofe | 80 | 259 | / |
| Abafe | 80 | 81 | / |
| Hawaf | 80 | 11 | / |
| Awafa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Awefe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Awaaf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ahwaf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hawafees | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hawafi | 73 | 18 | / |
| Awoefe | 73 | 17 | / |
| Abaffe | 73 | 14 | / |
| Awhefe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Eywafe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hawwaf | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gawafi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ahwaff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abafei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haswaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hawaif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awuefe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abaafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awav | 67 | 260 | / |
| Awaw | 67 | 70 | / |
| Awofeha | 67 | 35 | / |
| Owaf | 67 | 13 | / |
| Abaf | 67 | 8 | / |
| Awof | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ashwafi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hawafoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hawaafi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awouffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awaheew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawafiz | 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 Awafe
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