Awanayah Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Awanayah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Awanayah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awanayah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Awanayah has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Awanayah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Awanayah is the 3,730,171st most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Awanayah are found; 75 percent are found in Central Africa and 75 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Awanayah is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 989,003. In Cameroon Awanayah is most common in: Northwest Region, where 81 percent are found, Centre Region, where 5 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awangayah | 94 | 1 | / |
| Awanaya | 93 | 43 | / |
| Awanayh | 93 | 1 | / |
| Awonaya | 80 | 133 | / |
| Abanaya | 80 | 11 | / |
| Awanaye | 80 | 7 | / |
| Awaniya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hawainiyah | 78 | 4 | / |
| Abannaya | 75 | 9 | / |
| Avannaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ahuanaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Awajniya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Awangaye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Awanai | 71 | 26 | / |
| Abanay | 71 | 7 | / |
| Awanoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hawainiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ahuannaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awanae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awoniya | 67 | 51 | / |
| Aweniya | 67 | 50 | / |
| Abainay | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gawonay | 67 | 24 | / |
| Gavanay | 67 | 17 | / |
| Havanay | 67 | 14 | / |
| Aweneya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Awanyie | 67 | 11 | / |
| Obanaya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Awaniye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abannay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abanaye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owonaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gawanye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awoneya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ashwatinnajah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hawenay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awenaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawaney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awanawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ashwanauth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajwanye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abaniya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awaneye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awainey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awangea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awonaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avanaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aibanay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aweaney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awanais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abhanay | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Awanayah
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