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

The last name Awdy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻭﺩﻱ) is more frequently found in Lebanon than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The last name is the 276,073^rd most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 5,186,865 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Awdy reside; 98 percent reside in West Asia and 66 percent reside in Levant. Awdy is also the 625,736^th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 209 people.

Awdy is most frequently used in Lebanon, where it is held by 665 people, or 1 in 8,477. In Lebanon Awdy is most frequent in: Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, where 43 percent reside, South Governorate, where 39 percent reside and Nabatiye Governorate, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Lebanon it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 30 percent reside and Iraq, where 7 percent reside.

Awdy Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Awdy last name is chiefly Shiite (54%) in Lebanon.