Awap Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Awap Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Awap (36) may also be a first name.
Awap Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awap Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awap is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Awap? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,460,878th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 56 percent of Awap reside; 56 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 56 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Awap is also the 1,717,090th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 36 people.
The surname Awap is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 263,023. In Papua New Guinea Awap is primarily found in: Morobe, where 39 percent are found, Western Highlands, where 29 percent are found and Western, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 26 percent are found and Malaysia, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awape | 89 | 219 | / |
| Hawap | 89 | 117 | / |
| Aiwap | 89 | 60 | / |
| Awaup | 89 | 22 | / |
| Aswap | 89 | 16 | / |
| Awaip | 89 | 9 | / |
| Awwap | 89 | 1 | / |
| Auwap | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hawape | 80 | 12 | / |
| Aiwape | 80 | 6 | / |
| Auwape | 80 | 3 | / |
| Awahap | 80 | 2 | / |
| Awuape | 80 | 1 | / |
| Awab | 75 | 889 | / |
| Awop | 75 | 82 | / |
| Abap | 75 | 13 | / |
| Owap | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ewap | 75 | 5 | / |
| Avap | 75 | 1 | / |
| Awapowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hawapch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awaab | 67 | 281 | / |
| Awope | 67 | 90 | / |
| Hawab | 67 | 43 | / |
| Owape | 67 | 23 | / |
| Awwab | 67 | 23 | / |
| Auwab | 67 | 17 | / |
| Awabs | 67 | 12 | / |
| Aawab | 67 | 8 | / |
| Howap | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aiwab | 67 | 6 | / |
| Auwop | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aabap | 67 | 5 | / |
| Awuav | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ayuap | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gavap | 67 | 3 | / |
| Avape | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ahwab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gawab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Avaip | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awaib | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awhab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Avapp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awoup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aweip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avaph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aywab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiwop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aibap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avhap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awhop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abajp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awaav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abaph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owhap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajwab | 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 Awap
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