Awaki Surname
Approximately 2,229 people bear this surname
Awaki Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,943 | 1:27,247 | 3,288 |
| Nigeria | 192 | 1:922,619 | 39,799 |
| Indonesia | 55 | 1:2,404,531 | 143,692 |
| Afghanistan | 12 | 1:2,679,432 | 17,028 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Awaki (1,316) may also be a first name.
Awaki Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awaki Come From? nationality or country of origin
Awaki (Hindi: अवाकी) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Awaki.
How Common Is The Last Name Awaki? popularity and diffusion
The surname Awaki is the 189,493rd most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,269,424 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Awaki live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 216,692nd most widespread first name globally It is held by 1,316 people.
The last name Awaki is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,943 people, or 1 in 27,247. In Tanzania Awaki is mostly concentrated in: Manyara Region, where 85 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 13 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 2 percent are found. Barring Tanzania it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 9 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Awaki Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Awaki in the Hindi language | ||
| अवाकी | avaki | - |
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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 Awaki
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