Awaken Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Awaken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awaken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea561:145,60220,089
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Awaken (24) may also be a first name.

Awaken Last Name Facts

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

Awaken is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awaken? popularity and diffusion

Awaken is the 2,555,468th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 98 percent of Awaken are found; 98 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 98 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Awaken is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 24 people.

This last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 145,602. In Papua New Guinea Awaken is mostly concentrated in: Western, where 100 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea Awaken occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawaken920/
Owaken8333/
Awakin832/
Awoken832/
Awokeng7719/
Awaqn732/
Aabakken71189/
Ajuakeng711/
Abakyn6746/
Avakin6726/
Avakyn6722/
Owakin676/
Eawacn675/
Awekin672/
Awokin671/

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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
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  • 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 Awaken
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