Awanzi Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Awanzi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awanzi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast401:576,78117,373
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Awanzi (17) may also be a first name.

Awanzi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awanzi is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awanzi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,312,869th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Awanzi live; 47 percent live in West Africa and 47 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awanzi is also the 2,694,839th most common first name internationally It is held by 17 people.

It is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 576,781. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily concentrated in: Lacs District, where 73 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 20 percent live and Comoé District, where 8 percent live. Excluding The Ivory Coast Awanzi is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 40 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawanzi921/
Avanzi834,535/
Awanze83111/
Awangi8338/
Ewanzi8335/
Awanza8335/
Awanji8334/
Awansi8328/
Abanzi835/
Awonzi832/
Awenzi831/
Owanzi831/
Hawangi77583/
Ajwangi77479/
Awandza77355/
Avanzzi7747/
Awangie7729/
Awandji7717/
Gavanzi776/
Awenzai771/
Awanchi771/
Hawanji771/
Awanssi771/
Awounzi771/
Awahnji771/
Gawansi771/
Aswangi771/
Gawanchi711/
Hawancci711/
Awanndza711/
Awontzih711/
Ahuantzi711/
Awongi671,968/
Avanci671,228/
Abangi671,196/
Awange67819/
Avanza67304/
Avansi67277/
Abansi67245/
Abonzi67106/
Abanci6787/
Awanse6765/
Avanze6730/
Awenze6730/
Awenzy6726/
Abanze6724/
Awonza6721/
Owangi6713/
Awansa6713/
Avangi6711/
Owanze6710/
Awonsi6710/
Awance674/
Awonze673/
Owanji673/
Owanza672/
Avanzy671/
Owenzi671/
Ewanze671/
Avanji671/
Awonji671/
Awanje671/
Evanzi671/
Owansi671/

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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
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  • 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 Awanzi
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