Awand Surname

683,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Awand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3461:221,91517,396
Cameroon471:441,89537,035
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Awand (24) may also be a first name.

Awand Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awand is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awand? popularity and diffusion

The last name Awand is the 683,026th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 16,752,979 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Awand reside; 80 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 24 people.

This last name is most common in Iran, where it is carried by 346 people, or 1 in 221,915. In Iran Awand is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 16 percent are found, Mazandaran Province, where 13 percent are found and Fars Province, where 12 percent are found. Besides Iran this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Awand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Awand has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Awand surname grew 3,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Awand Last Name Statistics demography

Awand earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 73.95% more than the national average, earning $75,059 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gawand911,448/
Ahwand9192/
Hawand911/
Gaawand834/
Haywand831/
Ajwad80288/
Aband80109/
Avand8048/
Awant809/
Awend807/
Awond801/
Gavand7312,121/
Havand7327/
Ahwond7326/
Asvand7315/
Gawant7314/
Avhand7312/
Howand7310/
Awanth734/
Hawond734/
Aiband733/
Aivand733/
Ajvand732/
Awound731/
Ojwand731/
Awante731/
Hawamd731/
Avands731/
Avandt731/
Avandh731/
Ahband731/
Abhand731/
Aaband731/
Haband731/
Gawond731/
Hajvand67166/
Hawamdh67122/
Habandt6736/
Gavhand6722/
Hajband676/
Gaavand676/
Gavandh674/
Hayvand672/
Gavannd672/
Ausvand671/
Aiwanth671/
Aavhand671/
Hawante671/
Aabaand671/
Aysvand671/

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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 Awand
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