Awawe Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Awawe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 23 | 1:178,038 | 9,291 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Awawe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awawe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awawe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭﺍﻭ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Awawe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,432,070th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Awawe reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
It is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 178,038. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 78 percent are found, Assaba Region, where 9 percent are found and Brakna Region, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Mauritania it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 15 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Awawe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Awawe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻭﺍﻭ | awaw | 63.64 |
| ﺃﻭﺍﻭ | awaw | 27.27 |
| ﺃﻋﻮﺍﻭ | awaw | 9.09 |
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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 Awawe
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