Awayaka Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Awayaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awayaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger2311:83,0823,578
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Awayaka Last Name Facts

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

Awayaka is found most in Niger. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awayaka? popularity and diffusion

Awayaka is the 1,041,601st most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. The last name Awayaka occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Awayaka live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Chadic Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 231 people, or 1 in 83,082. In Niger Awayaka is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 45 percent reside, Agadez Region, where 42 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Niger it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awayakka931/
Awayka9211/
Awayako865/
Aweyaka861/
Awayeka861/
Awajaka861/
Awiyaka861/
Awouyaka801/
Abayakai801/
Awaika772/
Awauka772/
Awayki771/
Abiyaka7129/
Awiyako7111/
Awoyoka712/
Eawayqa711/
Aweyeka711/
Awaikai711/
Awajika711/
Abeyaka711/
Aabaika711/
Abayika711/
Obayaka711/
Abyyaka711/
Hawauka710/
Awake671,775/
Ajuayake6721/
Hawajska676/
Awajioka674/
Awajakou672/
Ouwwayka671/
Hawaykoy671/

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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 Awayaka
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