Awanyi Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Awanyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 26 | 1:1,501,511 | 54,973 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Awanyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awanyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awanyi is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Awanyi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Awanyi is the 2,746,821st most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Awanyi live; 52 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 1,501,511. In Uganda Awanyi is mostly found in: Amolatar District, where 38 percent reside, Lira District, where 12 percent reside and Mukono District, where 8 percent reside. Besides Uganda Awanyi occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 40 percent reside and Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.
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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 Awanyi
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