Awan Surname

2,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210,636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Awan Surname User-submission:

Awan is derived from Arabic word "معاون" which means helper. These people are natives of Pakistan who claim to be descendents of Ali ibn Abi Talib who was cousin, son in law and fourth caliph. The majority of people of with this surname live in Punjab (Pakistan) while other areas in the country containing their population are Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Kashmir.

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Awan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan150,5201:1,187184
South Sudan16,3811:697144
Saudi Arabia12,0841:2,553314
Indonesia4,6911:28,1923,327
United Arab Emirates4,4891:2,041253
Sudan4,2001:8,9311,260
England2,8641:19,4552,777
India2,7461:279,33915,893
United States1,9881:182,32318,203
Nigeria1,3311:133,0908,629
Malaysia8991:32,8082,775
Cameroon8831:23,5213,183
Canada8291:44,4465,478
Bahrain6911:1,952291
Kuwait6461:5,883808
Qatar5801:4,066409
Philippines4401:230,08735,227
Oman4201:8,7811,211
Yemen4011:65,8984,768
Iraq3981:87,9942,777
Kenya3741:123,47610,287
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Papua New Guinea3171:25,7222,841
Australia3021:89,39010,284
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Germany1561:516,06143,667
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Spain1031:453,90323,687
Netherlands801:211,09028,733
Thailand771:917,381143,219
Sweden621:158,81911,058
Scotland601:89,2306,335
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Norway561:91,82712,640
Wales491:63,1545,613
Austria441:193,53324,446
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Ireland381:123,9196,102
Denmark341:166,02114,242
Singapore301:183,5907,666
China281:48,832,9132,633
Italy271:2,265,06392,103
Mauritania271:151,6628,378
Israel181:475,42436,085
Afghanistan151:2,143,54615,005
France131:5,109,440259,941
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
South Korea81:6,405,0321,091
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Greece71:1,582,82788,377
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Palau11:21,643223
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Awan (26,786) may also be a first name.

Awan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Awan is derived from Arabic word "معاون" which means helper. These people are natives of Pakistan who claim to be descendents of Ali ibn Abi Talib who was cousin, son in law and fourth caliph. The majority of people of with this surname live in Punjab (Pakistan) while other areas in the country containing their population are Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Kashmir.

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Awan Last Name Facts

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

Awan (Arabic: اوان, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻮﺍﻥ, Hindi: अवन, Oriya: ଆୱାନ) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Awan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awan? popularity and diffusion

Awan is the 2,639th most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 34,598 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Awan are found; 73 percent are found in South Asia and 73 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 30,381st most frequently held first name globally, borne by 26,786 people.

This last name is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is held by 150,520 people, or 1 in 1,187. In Pakistan Awan is mostly found in: Punjab, where 43 percent live, Sindh, where 22 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 15 percent live. Apart from Pakistan this surname is found in 92 countries. It also occurs in South Sudan, where 8 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent live.

Awan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Awan surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Awan surname are 0.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.6% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Awan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.97% less than the national average, earning 297,742 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.41% less than the national average, earning R 148,740 per year; in United States they earn 12.83% more than the national average, earning $48,683 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.91% more than the national average, earning $62,554 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aawan899,893/
Aiwan892,429/
Hawan891,663/
Ahwan891,333/
Awane89792/
Awaan89460/
Auwan89147/
Awain89118/
Aewan89109/
Ajwan8967/
Awwan8935/
Awhan8934/
Awaun8931/
Aywan8930/
Awean8919/
Awanh8918/
Awann8911/
Awuan8911/
Eawan893/
Awamn892/
Awanc892/
Awanq891/
Hawane801,087/
Hauwan80732/
Ahuwan80219/
Hawhan80149/
Haiwan8093/
Hawaan8070/
Ahawan8030/
Hajwan8027/
Aiwaan8012/
Gaiwan809/
Gaawan806/
Heawan805/
Awaang804/
Gajwan803/
Ahwvan803/
Awanne803/
Ah'wan803/
Awayne802/
Ajwane802/
Awahun802/
Gawwan802/
Ahwane802/
Aiwane802/
Auwane802/
Aywang802/
Hawgan801/
Awahan801/
Gawhan801/
Aawane801/
Ahwhan801/
Aywane801/
Awhane801/
Ahwuan801/
Ahwaan801/
Haywan801/
Gawgan801/
Gauwan801/
Aewaan801/
Awwane801/
Awannh801/
Ahwaun801/
Aawaan801/
Eawang801/
Awanng801/
Awhang801/
Awwaan801/
Hawain801/
Hawanh800/
Aban7532,999/
Avan757,168/
Owan755,333/
Awam755,165/
Ewan755,039/
Awon752,442/
Gawahan731,296/
Awajneh73820/
Awangue7329/
Achhwan7311/
Ahwasin739/
Hawuang738/
Haewhan736/
Awadten734/
Awaineh733/
Awanová732/
Achwaan732/
Hajjwan732/
Awaseen731/
Aiwanth731/
Haywain731/
Awahane731/
Hauwaun731/
Hauwain731/
Hawaine731/
Haywang731/
Haïwang731/
Hajwang731/
Ajwaang731/
Ajwwang731/
Asweane731/
Awating731/
Awayneh731/
Ajwa'ng731/
Avant678,175/
Hewan677,258/
Gavan673,349/
Haban672,879/
Hawam672,508/
Havan671,225/
Howan67762/
Avane67730/
Avaan67648/
Asuan67617/
Avgan67420/
Ayban67379/
Auban67358/
Aivan67358/
Abain67335/
Avang67287/
Aiban67282/
Ehwan67235/
Owane67201/
Abhan67192/
Avhan67176/
Oiwan67149/
Abean67147/
Abaan67135/
Atvan67135/
Avann67125/
Ajuan67116/
Ahvan67104/
Obaan67102/
Owain6767/
Asvan6753/
Ewean6751/
Avand6748/
Eiwan6747/
Aabon6743/
Uiwan6739/
Aaban6738/
Awone6736/
Ewain6735/
Aiwon6729/
Awuam6728/
Hawon6727/
Awaam6726/
Owean6725/
Awwam6724/
Aawon6721/
Ewaan6720/
Oywan6718/
Aiwangue6718/
Ayuan6717/
Ojwan6713/
Abaun6712/
Auvan6712/
Aavan6710/
Evaan6710/
Avain679/
Aawam679/
Owuan678/
Ayvan677/
Eavan677/
Awamg677/
Awham675/
Abann675/
Abayn674/
Awoun673/
Auwon673/
Auwam673/
Avean673/
Ewann673/
Ahaiwang673/
Ouwan673/
Eywan673/
Awoin672/
Ajvan672/
Ahwon672/
Awaim672/
Auuan672/
Aywon672/
Avanh672/
Abanh672/
Aiuan672/
Owaan671/
Eaban671/
Eewan671/
Awein671/
Aevan671/
Avahn671/
Uanawane671/
Oowan671/
Aavon671/
Owhan671/
Awonh671/
Hawahain671/
Hawassen671/
Ovaan671/
Àwang671/
Ewanh671/
Aiwam671/
Abaín671/
Awuon671/
Ewuan671/
Ewhan671/
Aywam671/
Avanq671/

Awan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Awan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﻮﺍﻥwan-
Awan in the Hindi language
अवनavana50
अवानavana25
आवनavana12.5
अवणavana12.5
Awan in the Oriya language
ଆୱାନawana50
ଅୱାନawana50
Awan in the Arabic language
اوانawan-
أوانawan-
عوانwan-

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