Where Does The Last Name Awba Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Awba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭﺏ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Awba? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 3,100,440^th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. Awba occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Awba are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357^th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 13 people.

The surname Awba is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria Awba is mostly found in: Gombe, where 40 percent are found, Yobe, where 25 percent are found and Adamawa, where 5 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 40 percent are found and Malaysia, where 3 percent are found.