Awanka Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Awanka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 63 | 1:329,668 | 30,059 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Awanka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awanka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awanka is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Awanka.
How Common Is The Last Name Awanka? popularity and diffusion
Awanka is the 2,121,169th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Awanka are found; 77 percent are found in Central Africa and 77 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 329,668. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Southwest Region, where 52 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 43 percent are found and North Region, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon Awanka is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 16 percent are found and Niger, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gawanka | 92 | 15 | / |
| Achwanka | 86 | 39 | / |
| Awanke | 83 | 42 | / |
| Awanki | 83 | 15 | / |
| Awonka | 83 | 14 | / |
| Avanka | 83 | 4 | / |
| Owanka | 83 | 3 | / |
| Awanko | 83 | 3 | / |
| Havanka | 77 | 132 | / |
| Awankoy | 77 | 21 | / |
| Gawanke | 77 | 15 | / |
| Hawenka | 77 | 5 | / |
| Abangka | 77 | 3 | / |
| Awoinka | 77 | 3 | / |
| Awankoh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Habanka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awankeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awankeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aiwanca | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gowanka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awengka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Howanka | 77 | 0 | / |
| Awounkai | 71 | 30 | / |
| Gavhanka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ashwanki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aubeanka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abangkah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abanca | 67 | 153 | / |
| Ojwaka | 67 | 80 | / |
| Avanke | 67 | 70 | / |
| Owonka | 67 | 61 | / |
| Ewanko | 67 | 47 | / |
| Avanki | 67 | 11 | / |
| Awonko | 67 | 9 | / |
| Evanka | 67 | 9 | / |
| Abanky | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ovanka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owanko | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owenka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Avanko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awonke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awamko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avanky | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awenko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abhaynkay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awęcka | 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
- 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 Awanka
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