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
The surname Awaki (Hindi: अवाकी) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awaki? popularity and diffusion
The last name Awaki is the 189,493rd most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,269,424 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Awaki reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 216,692nd most widely held first name globally It is held by 1,316 people.
The last name Awaki is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,943 people, or 1 in 27,247. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Manyara Region, where 85 percent live, Arusha Region, where 13 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 9 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.
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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