Awangi Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Awangi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awangi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Awangi Last Name Facts

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

Awangi is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Awangi.

How Common Is The Last Name Awangi? popularity and diffusion

Awangi is the 3,185,033rd most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Awangi reside; 74 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 74 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The last name Awangi is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 291,204. In Papua New Guinea Awangi is most prevalent in: East Sepik, where 96 percent live and Morobe, where 4 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 16 percent live and Uganda, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawangi92583/
Ajwangi92479/
Awangui92204/
Awangie9229/
Awangai9228/
Aswangi921/
Ajwanghi863/
Awongi831,968/
Abangi831,196/
Awange83819/
Awanga83455/
Awanzi8368/
Awanji8334/
Awansi8328/
Owangi8313/
Avangi8311/
Awengi838/
Ewangi831/
Hawanga771,337/
Abhangi771,237/
Awangga77706/
Ojwangi77510/
Auwanga77264/
Ajwanga7743/
Abaingi7743/
Abangai7741/
Havangi7719/
Awandji7717/
Awangeh7716/
Gavangi7711/
Auwange775/
Ajwange775/
Aavangi774/
Avantgi773/
Awhanga773/
Ewanghi773/
Awongui773/
Habangi772/
Gawange771/
Aiwange771/
Awanchi771/
Awangea771/
Ahwange771/
Howangi771/
Hawanji771/
Hawanzi771/
Ajuangi771/
Abaangi771/
Awangha771/
Awangye771/
Awanssi771/
Awahnji771/
Awenghi771/
Gawansi771/
Owangia771/
Hauwanga712,381/
Ojwang'i71158/
Aiwanger7157/
Ojwanghi718/
Aiwangga716/
Habanggi713/
Hawanghj712/
Awosengi712/
Ahwanger711/
Owuhangi711/
Ajwangha711/
Aubangai711/
Awenghie711/
Ajuang'i711/
Owanga675,011/
Avanzi674,535/
Avanci671,228/
Abongi671,060/
Owange67664/
Ewange67503/
Avansi67277/
Abansi67245/
Obangi67232/
Abange67203/
Awanze67111/
Abanci6787/
Awonge6781/
Awanse6765/
Awonga6764/
Awenge6742/
Awanza6735/
Avongi6728/
Avange6724/
Awansa6713/
Awonsi6710/
Abanzi675/
Awance674/
Ewongi674/
Owanji673/
Awonzi672/
Owanzi671/
Owengi671/
Ochwan'gi671/
Evangi671/
Abhangiai671/
Avanji671/
Awonji671/
Awanje671/
Owansi671/

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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 Awangi
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