Awafi Surname
Approximately 464 people bear this surname
Awafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 405 | 1:189,586 | 15,553 |
| Jordan | 35 | 1:252,641 | 10,356 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Awafi (161) may also be a first name.
Awafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Awafi is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awafi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 651,048th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 15,705,918 people. The last name Awafi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Awafi live; 87 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 722,635th most common first name on earth It is held by 161 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 405 people, or 1 in 189,586. In Iran it is most numerous in: Khuzestan Province, where 68 percent reside, Bushehr Province, where 11 percent reside and Fars Province, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 8 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawafi | 91 | 18 | / |
| Gawafi | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ashwafi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Hawafiz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hawafie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hawaafi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abafi | 80 | 173 | / |
| Awafe | 80 | 23 | / |
| Avafi | 80 | 21 | / |
| Awafa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ewafi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Awofi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Awefi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Awafhish | 77 | 1 | / |
| Habafi | 73 | 20 | / |
| Awaefe | 73 | 17 | / |
| Awhefi | 73 | 17 | / |
| Aweifi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Awafer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Awodfi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awahfe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abafei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Havafi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abafui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abhafij | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gawaafe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ashvafi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hawafoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hasuafi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aswafee | 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 Awafi
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