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
The surname Awakan occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Awakan.
How Common Is The Last Name Awakan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Awakan is the 321,782nd most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,282,367 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Awakan live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awakan is also the 2,608,198th most common first name world-wide It is held by 18 people.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,015 people, or 1 in 174,525. In Nigeria Awakan is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 43 percent reside, Ogun, where 26 percent reside and Oyo, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Awakan exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 9 percent reside and Benin, where 3 percent reside.
Awakan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Awakan last name 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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