Awanson Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awanson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Awanson Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Awanson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awanson occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awanson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Awanson live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria Awanson is mostly concentrated in: Kaduna, where 96 percent are found and Delta, where 4 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Avanson866/
Abanson866/
Owanson863/
Awansan861/
Aybanson8020/
Eavanson807/
Awonsong801/
Oswanson801/
Gowanson800/
Awainjong7548/
Awahamson755/
Haabanson751/
Ahwansian751/
O'Swanson751/
Obanson713/
Avansun711/
Awanjan711/
Avansan711/
Owansan711/
Obansson670/
Avonsson670/
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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 Awanson
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