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Where Does The Last Name Awang Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Awang is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Àwang. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awang? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 25,803^rd most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 349,204 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Awang reside; 90 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 84 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Awang is also the 16,726^th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 56,200 people.

The surname is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 11,697 people, or 1 in 2,522. In Malaysia Awang is primarily concentrated in: Kelantan, where 17 percent live, Terengganu, where 15 percent live and Sabah, where 14 percent live. Aside from Malaysia it exists in 43 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 22 percent live and The Philippines, where 6 percent live.

Awang Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Awang has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Awang surname grew 6,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Awang Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Awang surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Awang earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.99% less than the national average, earning $41,861 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.07% less than the national average, earning $45,178 CAD per year.