Awanlan Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Awanlan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awanlan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Benin131:795,04642,452

Awanlan (10) may also be a first name.

Awanlan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awanlan is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Awanlan.

How Common Is The Last Name Awanlan? popularity and diffusion

Awanlan is the 2,746,821st most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Awanlan live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awanlan is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 10 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria Awanlan is mostly concentrated in: Edo, where 84 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 14 percent live and Kaduna, where 3 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 26 percent live.

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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 Awanlan
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