Awanaya Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Awanaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 41 | 1:506,563 | 40,818 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Awanaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awanaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Awanaya is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awanaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Awanaya is the 2,979,664th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Awanaya live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 506,563. In Cameroon Awanaya is most common in: Northwest Region, where 54 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 44 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 2 percent are found. Barring Cameroon Awanaya is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 2 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awanayah | 93 | 28 | / |
| Awangayah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Awonaya | 86 | 133 | / |
| Abanaya | 86 | 11 | / |
| Awanaye | 86 | 7 | / |
| Awanayh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Awaniya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abannaya | 80 | 9 | / |
| Awangaye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Avannaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ahuanaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Awajniya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Awanai | 77 | 26 | / |
| Abanay | 77 | 7 | / |
| Awanoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awanae | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hawainiya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ahuannaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Awoniya | 71 | 51 | / |
| Aweniya | 71 | 50 | / |
| Abainay | 71 | 27 | / |
| Gawonay | 71 | 24 | / |
| Gavanay | 71 | 17 | / |
| Havanay | 71 | 14 | / |
| Aweneya | 71 | 11 | / |
| Awanyie | 71 | 11 | / |
| Obanaya | 71 | 9 | / |
| Awaniye | 71 | 5 | / |
| Hawainiyah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Abanaye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Abannay | 71 | 4 | / |
| Owonaya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Awoneya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gawanye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Awanais | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abhanay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awangea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aweaney | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aibanay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Avanaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awenaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abaniya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awanawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ajwanye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hawenay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hawaney | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awaneye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awainey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awonaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gavainay | 67 | 91 | / |
| Habonaya | 67 | 21 | / |
| Hajwanai | 67 | 15 | / |
| Aibhanay | 67 | 11 | / |
| Obannaya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Abhaniya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abahanay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gavaniya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ajvaniya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aweiniya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awanagge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiweanye | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Awanaya
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