Awamy Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Awamy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awamy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Awamy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awamy (Arabic: افامي) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awamy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 721,185th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 18,038,480 people. The last name Awamy occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Awamy reside; 91 percent reside in North Africa and 91 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is borne by 366 people, or 1 in 251,191. Beside Egypt Awamy occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Awamy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Awamy last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Awamy earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.13% less than the national average, earning $38,347 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awaamy911/
Awamay911/
Awamey911/
Awaimey839/
Ashwamy832/
Ahawamy831/
Awaymey831/
Awami8017,285/
Awame80363/
Awama80252/
Abamy8013/
Ewamy801/
Hawama73951/
Auwami73145/
Ahwami7377/
Hawami7361/
Awwami7332/
Aweami7324/
Awamie7316/
Awaima7316/
Abamey7311/
Awamma739/
Awameh733/
Awaimi732/
Awaami732/
Awamai732/
Awaime731/
Aweama731/
Awemyi731/
Awwama731/
Auwame731/
Auwama731/
Aweame731/
Aubamy731/
Awuami731/
Awamid731/
Awamoa731/
Awamez731/
Hawame731/
Hauwami6746/
Awoumey6724/
Achwami678/
Hawamid674/
Awahmed674/
Hawatmi672/
Hawameh671/
Hoswamy671/
Ayswami671/
Awammeh671/
Aaswami671/
Hawammi671/
Gavamay671/
Aiwemey671/
Hawasmi671/

Awamy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Awamy in the Arabic language
افاميafamy-

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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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  • 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 Awamy
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