Awami Surname

30,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Libya

Awami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt7,2611:12,6621,514
Libya5,9611:1,047262
Saudi Arabia2,3851:12,9371,813
Tanzania5991:88,3838,935
Iran2131:360,48123,887
Nigeria1931:917,83839,641
Indonesia1421:931,33269,143
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Israel1191:71,9138,842
Niger891:215,6417,124
Thailand671:1,054,304158,943
Cameroon661:314,68329,051
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England51:11,143,612252,590
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Awami (1,005) may also be a first name.

Awami Last Name Facts

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

Awami (Arabic: العوامي, Marathi: अवामी) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Awami.

How Common Is The Last Name Awami? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 30,890th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 421,611 people. The surname Awami is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Awami are found; 77 percent are found in North Africa and 76 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Awami is also the 253,774th most frequently used forename internationally, held by 1,005 people.

It is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 7,261 people, or 1 in 12,662. Without taking into account Egypt Awami exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Libya, where 34 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 14 percent reside.

Awami Last Name Statistics demography

Awami earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.69% less than the national average, earning $29,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Auwami91145/
Ahwami9177/
Hawami9161/
Awwami9132/
Aweami9124/
Awamie9116/
Awamai912/
Awaami912/
Awaimi912/
Awuami911/
Awamid911/
Hauwami8346/
Achwami838/
Hawamid834/
Hawatmi832/
Hawammi831/
Aaswami831/
Ayswami831/
Hawasmi831/
Awomi801,160/
Awamy80404/
Awame80363/
Awama80252/
Abami80251/
Owami804/
Avami804/
Awemi801/
Ewami801/
Ahwaimid771/
Hawamish771/
Hawama73951/
Awoumi7370/
Gavami7335/
Ewamei7326/
Awaima7316/
Asvami7313/
Abamai7312/
Hawomi7312/
Avamit7310/
Awamma739/
Abhami737/
Habami735/
Awameh733/
Abaumi733/
Abaimi733/
Awoemi733/
Abaymi732/
Aweama731/
Awamey731/
Awamez731/
Awamoa731/
Abamui731/
Ewaemi731/
Awaamy731/
Aweame731/
Awwama731/
Awemih731/
Awaime731/
Awamay731/
Auwame731/
Auwama731/
Avatmi731/
Abamoi731/
Ouwami731/
Hawame731/
Howami731/
Awemyi731/
Avaemai67162/
Gauvami67111/
Avamägi6715/
Awaimey679/
Hoswami677/
Gouwami676/
Abhaimi674/
Awahmed674/
Aybeami673/
Gohwami672/
Ashwamy672/
Howamis671/
Havaami671/
Havamoi671/
Ahawamy671/
Awaymey671/
Aisvami671/
Goowami671/
Gahvami671/
Gowwami671/
Awammeh671/
Hawameh671/
Aiwemei671/
Ajuamei671/

Awami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Awami in the Marathi language
अवामीavami-
Awami in the Arabic language
العواميalwamy-

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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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  • 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 Awami
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