Awawa Surname
Approximately 533 people bear this surname
Awawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 497 | 1:356,424 | 19,191 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Awawa (122) may also be a first name.
Awawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awawa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭﺍﻭ) occurs most in Nigeria. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Awawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 586,691st most widely held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 13,672,694 people. The surname Awawa is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Awawa are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awawa is also the 844,248th most widespread given name worldwide, held by 122 people.
The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 497 people, or 1 in 356,424. In Nigeria Awawa is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 51 percent are found, Cross River, where 16 percent are found and Kaduna, where 7 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found and Mauritania, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawawa | 91 | 21 | / |
| Awawai | 91 | 7 | / |
| Awawah | 91 | 5 | / |
| Awaiwa | 91 | 5 | / |
| Auwawa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Awauwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awaawa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awawad | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aswawa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awawas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awawaz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awhawha | 83 | 35 | / |
| Awaiwai | 83 | 6 | / |
| Awahwah | 83 | 5 | / |
| Awuawua | 83 | 4 | / |
| Aswawas | 83 | 3 | / |
| Hawawau | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hawawua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hauwawa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hawawga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aswaswa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ahwahwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awawais | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owawa | 80 | 238 | / |
| Ewawa | 80 | 180 | / |
| Awawo | 80 | 125 | / |
| Awawi | 80 | 90 | / |
| Awawe | 80 | 33 | / |
| Awava | 80 | 20 | / |
| Awowa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Awewa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Awaiwaya | 77 | 51 | / |
| Eawawayd | 77 | 8 | / |
| Hhawawau | 77 | 6 | / |
| Awahawah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hawauwau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awuaawua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hauwawau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hawawi | 73 | 443 | / |
| Owajwa | 73 | 107 | / |
| Awawou | 73 | 98 | / |
| Awuawe | 73 | 65 | / |
| Hawawo | 73 | 23 | / |
| Awawoh | 73 | 13 | / |
| Aweawe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Owahwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Aswawe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Eawawi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Awuaba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ouwawa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owawah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Awawis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Auwawo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gawawi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awawhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajwawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awabah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aswawo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owaswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hawawy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awauwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awowai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hauwauwau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ohwahwa | 67 | 125 | / |
| Awachwi | 67 | 40 | / |
| Hawawie | 67 | 38 | / |
| Awashua | 67 | 28 | / |
| Hawawou | 67 | 16 | / |
| Awuawue | 67 | 9 | / |
| Awaweeh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owaiswa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awawech | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hawabah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heiwawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awaibai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awawiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obeawaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haswawi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howaewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howaway | 67 | 0 | / |
Awawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Awawa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻭﺍﻭ | awaw | 66.67 |
| ﺃﻭﺍﻭ | awaw | 33.33 |
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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 Awawa
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