Awayg Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Awayg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awayg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Awayg Last Name Facts

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

Awayg is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Awayg click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awayg? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Awayg reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ogun, where 100 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Awayg exists in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawayg91326/
Awag89349/
Hawag8018/
Awagh808/
Awahg801/
Aawag801/
Ajwag801/
Abayog73227/
Hawahg735/
Awayak732/
Hawaig731/
Awayik731/
Awashg731/
Awague731/
Abayag731/
Awak677,555/
Abag671,645/
Ewag67608/
Hawayek6786/
Awig6731/
Avag6729/
Abyg6717/
Aiwague6713/
Awawegh679/
Owag676/
Aweg673/
Awyq671/
Awaq671/
Awax671/
Ewyg671/
Awajigh671/
Hhawagk670/

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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 Awayg
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