Awam Surname
Approximately 5,165 people bear this surname
Awam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,007 | 1:88,262 | 6,163 |
| Yemen | 1,230 | 1:21,484 | 2,242 |
| Indonesia | 673 | 1:196,507 | 18,692 |
| Egypt | 580 | 1:158,510 | 12,069 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Djibouti | 100 | 1:9,149 | 584 |
| Malaysia | 87 | 1:339,014 | 18,165 |
| Papua New Guinea | 56 | 1:145,602 | 20,089 |
| Iran | 54 | 1:1,421,899 | 57,683 |
| Pakistan | 45 | 1:3,969,864 | 28,516 |
| Cameroon | 34 | 1:610,855 | 46,287 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Lebanon | 10 | 1:563,708 | 13,499 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Awam (1,769) may also be a first name.
Awam Demographics
Awam Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Awam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Awam is found most in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 92,499th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,410,948 people. The last name Awam occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Awam are found; 39 percent are found in West Africa and 39 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awam is also the 181,942nd most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 1,769 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,007 people, or 1 in 88,262. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ebonyi, where 46 percent reside, Cross River, where 22 percent reside and Abia, where 8 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Awam exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 24 percent reside and Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.
Awam Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Druze (90%) in Lebanon.
Awam earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawam | 89 | 2,508 | / |
| Awame | 89 | 363 | / |
| Ahwam | 89 | 69 | / |
| Awuam | 89 | 28 | / |
| Awaam | 89 | 26 | / |
| Awwam | 89 | 24 | / |
| Aawam | 89 | 9 | / |
| Awamg | 89 | 7 | / |
| Awham | 89 | 5 | / |
| Auwam | 89 | 3 | / |
| Awaim | 89 | 2 | / |
| Awamn | 89 | 2 | / |
| Aiwam | 89 | 1 | / |
| Aywam | 89 | 1 | / |
| Awasm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Awatem | 80 | 26 | / |
| Awaham | 80 | 12 | / |
| Hawwam | 80 | 5 | / |
| Achwam | 80 | 4 | / |
| Aswamh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hawham | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hawaim | 80 | 2 | / |
| Awahum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ahwuam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hauwam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hawamd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hawame | 80 | 1 | / |
| Haiwam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aiwaam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aswaim | 80 | 1 | / |
| Auwame | 80 | 1 | / |
| Awaime | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aweame | 80 | 1 | / |
| Awan | 75 | 210,636 | / |
| Abam | 75 | 9,546 | / |
| Awom | 75 | 3,489 | / |
| Owam | 75 | 163 | / |
| Avam | 75 | 44 | / |
| Ewam | 75 | 37 | / |
| Hawamdh | 73 | 122 | / |
| Awachim | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hawasim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awassem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aweatim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hashwam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aawan | 67 | 9,893 | / |
| Aiwan | 67 | 2,429 | / |
| Hawan | 67 | 1,663 | / |
| Ahwan | 67 | 1,333 | / |
| Abeam | 67 | 893 | / |
| Awane | 67 | 792 | / |
| Awaan | 67 | 460 | / |
| Hawom | 67 | 220 | / |
| Ayuam | 67 | 171 | / |
| Auwan | 67 | 147 | / |
| Abham | 67 | 142 | / |
| Owame | 67 | 127 | / |
| Awain | 67 | 118 | / |
| Aeuam | 67 | 116 | / |
| Ajwan | 67 | 67 | / |
| Avame | 67 | 44 | / |
| Abaim | 67 | 44 | / |
| Awwan | 67 | 35 | / |
| Awhan | 67 | 34 | / |
| Havam | 67 | 32 | / |
| Awaun | 67 | 31 | / |
| Aywan | 67 | 30 | / |
| Awoum | 67 | 24 | / |
| Habam | 67 | 23 | / |
| Awome | 67 | 20 | / |
| Awean | 67 | 19 | / |
| Awanh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gavam | 67 | 14 | / |
| Aibam | 67 | 12 | / |
| Aavam | 67 | 11 | / |
| Awann | 67 | 11 | / |
| Awuan | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ajuam | 67 | 7 | / |
| Abaam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Avaam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aabom | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aabam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aubam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eawan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abamm | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hewam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abaum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Asuam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awanc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aiwom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avamt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awuom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owaam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awanq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aybam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auvam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awomg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewaam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howam | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ehwam | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Awam
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