Awaja Surname
Approximately 702 people bear this surname
Awaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 580 | 1:158,510 | 12,069 |
| Nigeria | 93 | 1:1,904,761 | 67,919 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Awaja (73) may also be a first name.
Awaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Awaja (Arabic: عواجه, Hindi: आवाज) is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Awaja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 476,328th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 10,381,120 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Awaja reside; 83 percent reside in North Africa and 83 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,134,117th most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 73 people.
The last name Awaja is most numerous in Egypt, where it is carried by 580 people, or 1 in 158,510. Not including Egypt this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 13 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Awaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Awaja in the Hindi language | ||
| आवाज | avaja | - |
| Awaja in the Arabic language | ||
| عواجه | wajh | - |
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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 Awaja
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