Awah Surname

34,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Awah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon9,5071:2,185230
Nigeria3,2681:54,2054,125
Ghana1,8701:14,4501,872
Philippines1041:973,44484,902
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Indonesia631:2,099,194130,130
Malaysia561:526,68326,095
Mauritania551:74,4525,004
Afghanistan411:784,2248,247
England241:2,321,58686,519
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
France31:22,140,907385,998
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
China31:455,773,85521,925
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Awah (4,144) may also be a first name.

Awah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awah (Arabic: أوه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻭﺍﻩ) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Awah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 34,907th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 480,550 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Awah reside; 62 percent reside in Central Africa and 62 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 107,982nd most widely held first name internationally, borne by 4,144 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 9,507 people, or 1 in 2,185. In Cameroon Awah is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 54 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 28 percent are found and Centre Region, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon it occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found and Ghana, where 12 percent are found.

Awah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Awah has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Awah surname increased 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Awah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Awah surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70% registered with the political party.

The amount Awah earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.91% more than the national average, earning R 429,900 per year and in United States they earn 8.69% less than the national average, earning $39,399 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawah891,444/
Ahwah89287/
Awhah89151/
Awaha8946/
Awahu8940/
Awaih8910/
Awaah899/
Awwah897/
Aawah896/
Ajwah895/
Awahd894/
Awauh892/
Auwah892/
Aywah891/
Aiwah891/
Awa8641,571/
Ajwath80916/
Hawahu80119/
Aswaih8074/
Awahai8037/
Ahwash8022/
Hauwah8014/
Ahwach809/
Aiwahu809/
Ahawah806/
Auwahu806/
Aswaha805/
Awuaha804/
Ajwaih804/
Gawuah803/
Gaywah802/
Awahat801/
Aawahd801/
Ahwahd801/
Aswach801/
Gawgah801/
Awwahu801/
Hawayh801/
Hajwah801/
Ajwash801/
Aswash801/
Auwayh801/
Awasht801/
Awaath801/
Asweah801/
Awuach801/
Aywaah801/
Aiswah801/
Gaawah801/
Haawah801/
Hawaih801/
Hawa75187,740/
Awua758,791/
Awwa754,248/
Ewah753,748/
Awoh753,523/
Awai753,388/
Ajwa752,523/
Owah751,794/
Avah751,755/
Auwa751,340/
Aiwa751,321/
Awaj75908/
Aywa75735/
Awoa75692/
Awea75407/
Away75338/
Awaa75279/
Awau75248/
Ahwa75203/
Awha75199/
Aawa75158/
Aewa7583/
Awho7574/
Aïwa7526/
Aîwa752/
Eawa751/
Ðawa751/
Hawwash73626/
Hauwahu7331/
Eawaydh7321/
Aswaish7319/
Hawahai7314/
Haywahe7312/
Hawaysh7310/
Hawaich739/
Aawahad737/
Hawwahu735/
Ashwash735/
Aawaish733/
Ashwaah732/
Hawaaah732/
Gayweah731/
Aiwaidh731/
Aswaadh731/
Ahwahey731/
Hawaash731/
Auwaidh731/
Ahwaich731/
Hawahij731/
Hauwa6734,968/
Avadh6710,542/
Hawau675,514/
Hawwa671,889/
Ahwai671,402/
Hawai671,384/
Haiwa67834/
Hawoa67478/
Hawaa67407/
Avash67404/
Abaih67379/
Ahuwa67355/
Hawaj67338/
Haway67336/
Havah67256/
Hawea67200/
Haywa67165/
Aweau67158/
Auwai67151/
Ajuah67141/
Aabha67130/
Hawua6788/
Auwau6784/
Awuas6772/
Aewai6757/
Ajwai6752/
Awwat6744/
Ouwah6743/
Haawa6738/
Howah6735/
Awwau6734/
Aiwai6726/
Avaha6725/
Owaha6725/
Ahywa6724/
Avach6723/
Ahawa6722/
Awa'a6722/
Aswap6716/
Aswua6714/
Avahu6713/
Hajwa6713/
Eawaz6712/
Aiwau6712/
Awa'e6712/
Hahwa6712/
Aivah6711/
Oowah6711/
Awwai6710/
Aawua679/
Avahd678/
Auwua678/
Awouh678/
Heawa678/
Gawau677/
Awuaa677/
Awgai677/
Aweae676/
Ajwau676/
Ajbah676/
Awuad675/
Aujwa675/
Aiwoh675/
Auhwa674/
Aeuah674/
Abahj674/
Aywua674/
Awuoa674/
Aywwa674/
Hewah673/
Aiway673/
Awhos673/
Awooh673/
Aihwa672/
Aahva672/
Oiwah672/
Eabah672/
Awoch672/
Auwwa672/
Ajwaa672/
Hawaï672/
Ovaah672/
Owaah672/
Awead672/
Awuho672/
Awayt672/
Avaph671/
Awauz671/
Aahua671/
Aiwaj671/
Aevah671/
Auwap671/
Ashwadth671/
Eaway671/
Awhop671/
Abahh671/
Aswea671/
Owuah671/
Owgah671/
Awhey671/
Aweea671/
Avajh671/
Eawoa671/
Awhau671/
Ãwath671/
Ewaih671/
Ahwaa671/
A'Awa671/
Awuoh671/
Awwap671/
Awatz671/
Awaãs671/
Aweuh671/
Awhat671/
Aïwaa671/
Awuay671/
Auwaa671/
Auwoh671/
Aweih671/
Ewhah671/
Owahy671/
Owash671/
Aaway671/
Ahway671/
Easwa671/
Eauwa671/
Eweah671/
Aweaz671/
Awaij671/
Auwaz671/
Asswa671/
Gaïwa671/
Haîwa671/
Haïwa671/
Owath670/
Hawha670/

Awah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Awah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻭﺍﻩawah43.33
ﺍﻭﺍﻩawah33.33
ﺁﻭﺍﻩawah20
ﺍﻭﻩawh3.33
Awah in the Arabic language
أوهawh-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Awah
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis