Where Does The Last Name Awawa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Awawa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭﺍﻭ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awawa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Awawa is the 586,691^st most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 13,672,694 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Awawa reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awawa is also the 844,248^th most frequently occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 122 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 497 people, or 1 in 356,424. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 51 percent reside, Cross River, where 16 percent reside and Kaduna, where 7 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside and Mauritania, where 1 percent reside.