Awasim Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Awasim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awasim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Awasim (27) may also be a first name.

Awasim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awasim (Hindi: अवसीम, Marathi: वसीम, Oriya: ୱାସିମ) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Awasim click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awasim? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Awasim occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Awasim reside; 33 percent reside in Central Africa and 33 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Awasim is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held given name in the world, held by 27 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 33 percent are found and Nigeria, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awatsim921/
Awassim921/
Hawasim921/
Hawashim861/
Owasim83373/
Abasim8394/
Awazim8319/
Awasem8314/
Awajim831/
Awaziem77109/
Gawasin7711/
Ahwasin779/
Owashim774/
Awachim774/
Awaseem772/
Abashim771/
Awassem771/
Habasim771/
Hawashin711,004/
Hawashem717/
Awassien711/
Habashim711/
Owashaim711/
Awadjime711/
Abasin67313/
Awasen6735/
Awajimowa6725/
Abazim6710/
Awazem677/
Owajim675/
Awosin673/
Abosim672/
Avasin671/
Avesim671/
Obasim671/
Awagin671/
Awazin671/
Awojim671/
Evasim671/
Owasin671/

Awasim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Awasim in the Oriya language
ୱାସିମwasima-
Awasim in the Marathi language
वसीमvasima-
Awasim in the Hindi language
अवसीमavasima81.25
अ॰वसीमavasima18.75

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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 Awasim
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