Awanye Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Awanye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 115 | 1:1,540,372 | 58,295 |
| Cameroon | 30 | 1:692,302 | 50,404 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Awanye (10) may also be a first name.
Awanye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awanye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awanye is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Awanye? popularity and diffusion
Awanye is the 1,447,279th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. Awanye is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Awanye reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awanye is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used forename globally, borne by 10 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 1,540,372. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 23 percent reside, Enugu, where 21 percent reside and Edo, where 16 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anwanye | 92 | 24 | / |
| Awanyie | 92 | 11 | / |
| Gawanye | 92 | 2 | / |
| Haswanye | 86 | 7 | / |
| Awanya | 83 | 117 | / |
| Awonye | 83 | 85 | / |
| Abanye | 83 | 18 | / |
| Awanie | 83 | 8 | / |
| Owanye | 83 | 2 | / |
| Awanje | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awanyai | 77 | 111 | / |
| Anwanya | 77 | 63 | / |
| Onwanye | 77 | 5 | / |
| Awagner | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ahuanye | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hawanie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Anwonye | 77 | 2 | / |
| Awuonye | 77 | 2 | / |
| Awaniyi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Awonyhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ambanye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owanyie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awonyie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahwange | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awangea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awanhie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gawanje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gavanye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aweanie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awagnet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Auwonye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hawanya | 77 | 0 | / |
| Obahanye | 71 | 13 | / |
| Haswanie | 71 | 13 | / |
| Anwagner | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awuanjie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obanye | 67 | 871 | / |
| Ewanya | 67 | 78 | / |
| Owonye | 67 | 36 | / |
| Awanji | 67 | 34 | / |
| Abonye | 67 | 27 | / |
| Havanyecz | 67 | 25 | / |
| Avange | 67 | 24 | / |
| Abanje | 67 | 20 | / |
| Avanje | 67 | 19 | / |
| Abanie | 67 | 14 | / |
| Awanja | 67 | 14 | / |
| Awonya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Awonie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Avonye | 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 Awanye
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