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

Awand is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awand? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 683,026th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 16,752,979 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Awand are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 80 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Awand is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 24 people.

The surname Awand is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 346 people, or 1 in 221,915. In Iran it is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 16 percent reside, Mazandaran Province, where 13 percent reside and Fars Province, where 12 percent reside. Beside Iran this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Awand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Awand has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Awand surname expanded 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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