Awajah Surname
Approximately 1,200 people bear this surname
Awajah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 655 | 1:53,468 | 2,061 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Palestine | 18 | 1:252,714 | 10,113 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Awajah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awajah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awajah is held by more people in Iraq than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Awajah.
How Common Is The Last Name Awajah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 313,233rd most prevalent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,072,955 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Awajah are found; 77 percent are found in West Asia and 56 percent are found in Levant.
It is most prevalent in Iraq, where it is carried by 655 people, or 1 in 53,468. Other than Iraq Awajah exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 23 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 20 percent live.
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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 Awajah
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