Award Surname
Approximately 953 people bear this surname
Award Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 550 | 1:96,257 | 9,571 |
| Nigeria | 236 | 1:750,605 | 34,037 |
| United States | 65 | 1:5,576,291 | 276,051 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Award (1,308) may also be a first name.
Award Demographics
Average Award Salary in
United States
$36,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Award Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Award Come From? nationality or country of origin
Award (Arabic: عوارد, Hindi: एवर्द) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Award? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 375,572nd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 7,646,953 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Award are found; 58 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 217,464th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 1,308 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 550 people, or 1 in 96,257. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 84 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania Award is found in 37 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.
Award Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Award has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Award surname increased 650 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Award Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Muslim (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Award last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.
Award earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.57% less than the national average, earning $36,000 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Award Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Award in the Hindi language | ||
| एवर्द | evarda | - |
| Award in the Arabic language | ||
| عوارد | ward | - |
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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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- 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 Award
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