Awayi Surname
Approximately 176 people bear this surname
Awayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 115 | 1:1,540,372 | 58,295 |
| Iran | 26 | 1:2,953,174 | 90,148 |
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
Awayi (361) may also be a first name.
Awayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awayi is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Awayi.
How Common Is The Last Name Awayi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Awayi is the 1,290,735th most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Awayi reside; 66 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awayi is also the 458,188th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 361 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 1,540,372. In Nigeria Awayi is most numerous in: Plateau, where 30 percent reside, Enugu, where 17 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 13 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 15 percent reside and Uganda, where 12 percent reside.
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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 Awayi
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