Awania Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Awania Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 50 | 1:780,786 | 37,485 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Awania (45) may also be a first name.
Awania Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awania Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awania has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awania? popularity and diffusion
Awania is the 2,635,433rd most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Awania live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 45 people.
The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 780,786. In Uganda Awania is mostly found in: Arua District, where 76 percent reside, Maracha District, where 12 percent reside and Yumbe District, where 4 percent reside. Not including Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawania | 92 | 126 | / |
| Awainia | 92 | 10 | / |
| Hawaniah | 86 | 24 | / |
| Ahwaniah | 86 | 5 | / |
| Awangiah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hawaynia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abania | 83 | 621 | / |
| Awanya | 83 | 117 | / |
| Ewania | 83 | 66 | / |
| Avania | 83 | 31 | / |
| Awanja | 83 | 14 | / |
| Awagna | 83 | 11 | / |
| Awonia | 83 | 4 | / |
| Awenia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awanha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ahwanagia | 80 | 6 | / |
| Abainia | 77 | 533 | / |
| Awanyai | 77 | 111 | / |
| Habania | 77 | 63 | / |
| Havania | 77 | 46 | / |
| Awanyah | 77 | 21 | / |
| Avanija | 77 | 16 | / |
| Awhanha | 77 | 6 | / |
| Abanija | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ahwanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asuania | 77 | 1 | / |
| Avanias | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awhanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awangea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gavania | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aibania | 77 | 1 | / |
| A'Bania | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awaanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owangia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Avaniat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hawanya | 77 | 0 | / |
| Awonaiya | 71 | 70 | / |
| Achwanya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gawganya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gauvania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aibaniah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haswanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abonia | 67 | 930 | / |
| Avenia | 67 | 889 | / |
| Abanya | 67 | 803 | / |
| Awanyo | 67 | 616 | / |
| Obania | 67 | 349 | / |
| Abanio | 67 | 192 | / |
| Abanja | 67 | 121 | / |
| Evania | 67 | 116 | / |
| Ewanya | 67 | 78 | / |
| Avanya | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ewanio | 67 | 30 | / |
| Owanya | 67 | 13 | / |
| Awanjo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Owonia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ewonia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abañia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owanja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Avonia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Avanja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahuanayia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avanio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avanha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owenia | 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
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- 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 Awania
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