Awdas Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Awdas Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Aldus,' a natural modification; v. Aldhouse.

1700. Married — William Guntrip and Mary Andass: St. George, Hanover Square.

Awdas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:1,013,05650,089
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432

Awdas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Aldus,' a natural modification; v. Aldhouse.

1700. Married — William Guntrip and Mary Andass: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Awdas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awdas (Marathi: अवदस) is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Awdas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awdas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,483,783rd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Awdas reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 92 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,013,056. In England Awdas is mostly concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 22 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 15 percent are found and Somerset, where 13 percent are found. Aside from England Awdas exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 5 percent are found and Belarus, where 2 percent are found.

Awdas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Awdas has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Awdas last name rose 128 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abdas80109/
Avdas80102/
Afdas803/
Habdas73992/
Awdach7329/
Abdash7327/
Abdais7323/
Afdaus7318/
Abdass7318/
Abddas733/
Abdhas731/
Afddas731/
Abdaïs731/
Abdeas731/
Aawdach672/
Havdash672/

Awdas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Awdas in the Marathi language
अवदसavadasa-

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