Awana Surname
Approximately 6,254 people bear this surname
Awana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2,179 | 1:9,531 | 1,250 |
| Nigeria | 2,112 | 1:83,874 | 5,922 |
| India | 933 | 1:822,149 | 36,630 |
| United States | 315 | 1:1,150,663 | 82,561 |
| Niger | 163 | 1:117,742 | 4,629 |
| Indonesia | 158 | 1:837,020 | 63,356 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| Papua New Guinea | 63 | 1:129,424 | 17,695 |
| Pakistan | 22 | 1:8,120,177 | 43,015 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Ivory Coast | 16 | 1:1,441,952 | 30,506 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
The alternate forms: Awanâ (3) are calculated separately.
Awana (1,469) may also be a first name.
Awana Demographics
Awana Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Awana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awana (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻮﺍﻧﻪ, Hindi: अवाना, Oriya: ଅୱନା) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also occur as: Awanâ. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Awana? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 78,134th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,165,262 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Awana reside; 40 percent reside in West Africa and 34 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awana is also the 203,151st most common first name on earth, borne by 1,469 people.
It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 2,179 people, or 1 in 9,531. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 67 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 10 percent reside and Far North Region, where 8 percent reside. Barring Cameroon it is found in 34 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 34 percent reside and India, where 15 percent reside.
Awana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Awana last name is chiefly Christian (68%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Awana surname are 19.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.97% registered to vote for the party.
Awana earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.11% more than the national average, earning $44,491 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Awana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Awana in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅୱନା | awana | - |
| Awana in the Hindi language | ||
| अवाना | avana | 98.6 |
| आवाना | avana | 0.84 |
| आवना | avana | 0.28 |
| अवना | avana | 0.28 |
| Awana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻮﺍﻧﻪ | wanh | 25 |
| ﻋﻮﺍﻧﺔ | want | 25 |
| ﻋﻮﺍﻧﺎ | wana | 25 |
| ﻋﻮﺍﻥ | wan | 25 |
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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 Awana
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