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
Awanyi is most common in Uganda. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Awanyi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,746,821st most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Awanyi are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 40 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 1,501,511. In Uganda Awanyi is primarily concentrated in: Amolatar District, where 38 percent are found, Lira District, where 12 percent are found and Mukono District, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda Awanyi is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 40 percent are found and Cameroon, where 6 percent are found.
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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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