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 surname Awaye (Hindi: अवाये) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Awaye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 388,780th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 7,990,730 people. Awaye is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Awaye are found; 53 percent are found in Central Africa and 53 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Awaye is also the 524,196th most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 285 people.
This surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 479 people, or 1 in 154,237. Beside The DR Congo it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common 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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