Awas Surname
Approximately 6,557 people bear this surname
Awas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,230 | 1:17,506 | 2,689 |
| Yemen | 1,969 | 1:13,421 | 1,566 |
| Philippines | 887 | 1:114,136 | 19,720 |
| Egypt | 336 | 1:273,618 | 18,414 |
| Pakistan | 285 | 1:626,821 | 9,829 |
| Iraq | 231 | 1:151,609 | 3,935 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Indonesia | 117 | 1:1,130,335 | 81,024 |
| Papua New Guinea | 98 | 1:83,201 | 11,009 |
| Thailand | 35 | 1:2,018,238 | 239,646 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Jordan | 18 | 1:491,246 | 12,976 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Syria | 10 | 1:1,930,102 | 9,170 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Awas (2,931) may also be a first name.
Awas Demographics
Average Awas Salary in
United States
$47,094 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Awas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awas (Arabic: عواس, Hindi: आवास, Oriya: ଅୱାସ) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Awas? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 74,948th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,111,415 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 58 percent of Awas are found; 37 percent are found in West Asia and 34 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 134,037th most prevalent given name on earth It is held by 2,931 people.
The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 2,230 people, or 1 in 17,506. In Uganda Awas is primarily found in: Nakapiripirit District, where 34 percent are found, Napak District, where 34 percent are found and Moroto District, where 18 percent are found. Other than Uganda this last name exists in 39 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 30 percent are found and The Philippines, where 14 percent are found.
Awas Last Name Statistics demography
Awas earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.14% more than the national average, earning $47,094 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Awas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Awas in the Hindi language | ||
| आवास | avasa | 80 |
| अवास | avasa | 20 |
| Awas in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅୱାସ | awasa | 50 |
| ଏୱସ | ewasa | 50 |
| Awas in the Arabic language | ||
| عواس | was | - |
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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 Awas
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