Awakan Surname
Approximately 1,160 people bear this surname
Awakan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,015 | 1:174,525 | 10,786 |
| Philippines | 104 | 1:973,444 | 84,902 |
| Benin | 36 | 1:287,100 | 24,014 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Awakan (18) may also be a first name.
Awakan Demographics
Awakan Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Awakan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awakan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Awakan is found most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Awakan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 321,782nd most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 6,282,367 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Awakan reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 18 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,015 people, or 1 in 174,525. In Nigeria Awakan is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 43 percent live, Ogun, where 26 percent live and Oyo, where 15 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 9 percent live and Benin, where 3 percent live.
Awakan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Awakan surname is chiefly Christian (94%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awakane | 92 | 21 | / |
| Awakhan | 92 | 3 | / |
| Aswakan | 92 | 1 | / |
| A'Wakan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Awaikan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Aiwakan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Awakain | 92 | 1 | / |
| Awadkhan | 86 | 3 | / |
| Awakkane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Awahkhan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Owakan | 83 | 132 | / |
| Awacan | 83 | 68 | / |
| Avakan | 83 | 40 | / |
| Awakon | 83 | 17 | / |
| Ewakan | 83 | 15 | / |
| Awokan | 83 | 10 | / |
| Awekan | 83 | 3 | / |
| Hawaakamn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aybakan | 77 | 735 | / |
| Habakan | 77 | 49 | / |
| Gavakan | 77 | 22 | / |
| Ahbakan | 77 | 11 | / |
| Avakain | 77 | 8 | / |
| Awokang | 77 | 5 | / |
| Abaikan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Awoukan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Avakean | 77 | 3 | / |
| Awakone | 77 | 2 | / |
| Awookan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awokane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Avakane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aawakam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abakanh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ewakkan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ouwakan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hawacan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aewakon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awwakam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aweakaseng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abakahan | 71 | 73 | / |
| Aysuakan | 71 | 32 | / |
| Habeakan | 71 | 10 | / |
| Awoutkan | 71 | 7 | / |
| Awoukane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Aubakhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awuokang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ouwakane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aivaskan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awhokane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abakhanh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owaikane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abacan | 67 | 2,025 | / |
| Avokan | 67 | 974 | / |
| Owacan | 67 | 261 | / |
| Evakan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ahuakannh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awokam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owekan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ewekan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aabakhanh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Avacan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awokon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heewakhan | 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 Awakan
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