Awaye Surname
Approximately 912 people bear this surname
Awaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 479 | 1:154,237 | 16,059 |
| Nigeria | 381 | 1:464,942 | 23,564 |
| Niger | 35 | 1:548,343 | 14,024 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Awaye (285) may also be a first name.
Awaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awaye (Hindi: अवाये) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Awaye is the 388,780th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,990,730 people. The last name Awaye is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Awaye reside; 53 percent reside in Central Africa and 53 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Awaye is also the 524,196th most frequently held given name worldwide. It is borne by 285 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 479 people, or 1 in 154,237. Beside The DR Congo this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 42 percent live and Niger, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Awaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Awaye in the Hindi language | ||
| अवाये | avaye | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Awaye
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