Awantaye Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Awantaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Awantaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awantaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Awantaye is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Awantaye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,307,654th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Awantaye are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Awantaye is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Awantaye is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 100 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awamtaye | 88 | 1 | / |
| Avantay | 80 | 4 | / |
| Awanteu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Avanthay | 75 | 428 | / |
| Awontayo | 75 | 9 | / |
| Awanteus | 75 | 2 | / |
| Abantayo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Awanthie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Awantaji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Avantey | 67 | 140 | / |
| Abantau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awantou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Avantie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obantay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avanthey | 63 | 98 | / |
| Awounteu | 63 | 16 | / |
| Abontoye | 63 | 1 | / |
| Abanthey | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gavantei | 63 | 1 | / |
| Avantaggi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Avantaiah | 59 | 1 | / |
| Avantaggio | 56 | 10 | / |
| Abantuowei | 56 | 1 | / |
| Abantoi | 53 | 2 | / |
| Avantou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Abantou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gaivantaaju | 53 | 1 | / |
| Abontiyo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Avantout | 50 | 1 | / |
| Aventajo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Abontheu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Evanthea | 50 | 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 Awantaye
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