Awe Surname

9,855th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57,177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Belize

Awe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria39,2671:4,511604
Tanzania5,3621:9,8731,281
Cameroon1,8811:11,0421,486
Benin1,8191:5,682747
United States1,5391:235,51622,602
Congo1,0921:4,569739
Philippines8281:122,26821,020
Indonesia7791:169,76816,472
DR Congo7051:104,79411,642
Papua New Guinea6741:12,0981,107
Germany5251:153,34418,358
Mauritania4981:8,223880
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
England3331:167,32115,468
Senegal2761:52,824806
Belize1621:2,194484
Thailand621:1,139,328167,850
Burkina Faso541:339,8545,698
Iraq521:673,4939,953
Malaysia501:589,88428,692
Singapore391:141,2236,278
New Caledonia361:7,6731,760
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Gambia251:76,938264
Cayman Islands251:2,556317
Ivory Coast191:1,214,27527,625
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Niger171:1,128,94224,295
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
India71:109,580,769786,157
Scotland61:892,30328,047
France51:13,284,544357,392
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Oman41:921,9937,313
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
China31:455,773,85521,925
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Montserrat11:4,947471
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

The alternate forms: Äwe (16) & Awé (2) are calculated separately.

Awe (9,141) may also be a first name.

Awe Last Name Facts

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

Awe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻭ) is most common in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms: Äwe or Awé. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Awe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 9,855th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 127,456 people. The surname Awe is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Awe live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 73 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 65,006th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 9,141 people.

The surname Awe is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 39,267 people, or 1 in 4,511. In Nigeria Awe is mostly concentrated in: Ekiti, where 24 percent are found, Osun, where 16 percent are found and Lagos, where 13 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 81 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 9 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

Awe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Awe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,587 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 33,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Awe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Awe surname is chiefly Christian (94%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Awe last name are 6.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.23% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Awe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.31% less than the national average, earning 331,162 kr per year; in Peru they earn 431.11% more than the national average, earning S/. 102,956 per year; in South Africa they earn 79.52% more than the national average, earning R 426,600 per year; in United States they earn 14.7% more than the national average, earning $49,491 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.89% less than the national average, earning $41,294 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Äwe8916/
Awé892/
Hawe862,436/
Aweh862,330/
Awey862,244/
Auwe861,810/
Awei86679/
Awea86407/
Awee86340/
Awie86268/
Ahwe86241/
Aiwe86237/
Aweu86147/
Awhe86130/
Awue8649/
Eawe8634/
Ajwe8619/
Aawe8611/
Awje866/
Awej864/
Aewe861/
Aywe861/
Aw8034,288/
Ae805,747/
Haiwe751,457/
Ajiwe75815/
Iyawe75760/
Ayiwe75477/
Aweye75324/
Ayowe75307/
Hawey75288/
Hawea75200/
Ayuwe75194/
Awewe75188/
Hawie75131/
Ayawe75130/
Ajuwe75108/
Hauwe75104/
Ujawe7595/
Ahuwe7589/
Haweh7569/
Ajwie7564/
Ayewe7560/
Ahwie7546/
Heawe7541/
Aweve7540/
Ahwee7534/
Oyawe7533/
Hawee7527/
Awehi7524/
Asweh7520/
Hawei7520/
Aswez7519/
Aewee7518/
Aiwei7515/
Ajawe7515/
Haewe7515/
Ehawe7513/
Hawue7512/
Aywei7512/
Aihwe7512/
Aawei7510/
Aywee7510/
Hawée7510/
Gaweh7510/
Gajwe758/
Ahawe758/
Ajweh757/
Auhwe757/
Uyawe757/
Auwee756/
Ijawe756/
Ahwed756/
Awewa756/
Awhie756/
Auwhe756/
Aweae756/
Ajwee756/
Eyawe755/
Aweay754/
Ajewe753/
Eawee753/
Ahwei753/
Auweu753/
Haawe753/
Auweh752/
Yoawe752/
Aiwee752/
Awehe752/
Ajowe752/
Aiwhe752/
Awuie752/
Awiei752/
Gawwe752/
Haywe752/
Ahwes752/
Aweeh752/
Awead752/
Haweu751/
Haswe751/
Awjhe751/
Awweh751/
Aawej751/
Aiwes751/
Ahweh751/
Aweoa751/
Aswea751/
Awewi751/
Awihe751/
Awhey751/
Aweea751/
Aweie751/
Ahswe751/
Aswhe751/
Haweé751/
Hawje751/
Hawwe751/
Haïwe751/
Gawej751/
Aiwie751/
Aszwe751/
Asswe751/
Awueh751/
Aweee751/
Aweei751/
Awets751/
Aweuh751/
Aywey751/
Aswes751/
Aweih751/
Auewe751/
Ayhwe751/
Aiywe751/
Aweaz751/
Hawge750/
Gahwe750/
Aye67936,658/
Abe67616,165/
Awa6741,571/
Awi6714,317/
Haw678,491/
Aje675,537/
Ewe674,781/
Gae674,170/
Ave674,064/
Aee673,489/
Aue672,833/
Aie672,665/
Owe672,145/
Iwe671,991/
Auw671,803/
Ahaiwe671,755/
Aaw671,736/
Ayawei67695/
Ayw67614/
Awy67482/
Aae67368/
Ayowei67309/
Aey67247/
Eaw67199/
Hawees67183/
Aei67174/
Ayawet67148/
Hawhee67141/
Eae67131/
Ahwieh67122/
Aiw6758/
Hasweh6755/
Aihowe6743/
Ayuwei6739/
Ahwesh6738/
Awh6735/
Gayweh6731/
Ayewei6729/
Ahweet6728/
Hayawe6727/
Ahiawe6721/
Haiwei6719/
Gaywee6717/
Ashweh6716/
Hayuwe6715/
Hawweh6713/
Heawei6713/
Ijawei6712/
Ajaweh6711/
Awhieh6711/
Ayowie679/
Iyawer679/
Ouiawe679/
Ayouwe678/
Aheiwe677/
Ayawue677/
Iyawei677/
Aweish676/
Gaiwee675/
Ahwuhe675/
Aej675/
Hashwe674/
Haywie674/
Haweye674/
Ajuwed674/
Iyaweh674/
Ayoweh674/
Awuheh674/
Ayewer673/
Awj673/
Ajiweh673/
Oyawei673/
Ahiewe673/
Ayeweh673/
Haywes672/
Haiwes672/
Achwer672/
Gaywea672/
Ayewee672/
Ahwebe672/
Ayiwue672/
Hajewe672/
Hijawe672/
Aawees672/
Hauwue671/
Haweey671/
Hawett671/
Hawhes671/
Gaajwe671/
Awheid671/
Gujawe671/
Ahweij671/
Aswets671/
Gawhea671/
Ayiwei671/
Aahwei671/
Ashwue671/
Aawebi671/
Ashwei671/
Awewee671/
Ahaweh671/
Ayuwer671/
Aywoei671/
Ayiwhe671/
Iheawe671/
Auweje671/
Hoyawe671/
Hauweh671/
Haweej671/
Haweys671/
Hejawe671/
Giyawe671/
Ha'awe671/
Aiswea671/
Ahawet671/
Ajwead671/
Achwey671/
Auyawe671/
Awuihe671/
Aweass671/
Awebai671/
Awehio671/
Aweïss671/
Ayaweh671/
Ayawey671/
Aywech671/
Hawech671/
Asweah671/
Awetch671/
Gehawe671/
Ojawhe671/
Hiyawe671/
Hawebe671/
Hawiey671/
Ayuweh671/
Ayewhe671/
Ejawhe671/
Gajuwe671/
Ajweer671/
Eiawet671/
Awerhh671/
Haweeh671/
Haweet671/
Haswee671/
Awesch670/
Hawhey670/
Gaewey670/
Haawes670/
Haweat670/

Awe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Awe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺁﻭaw36.73
ﻋﻮw26.53
ﻋﻮﻩwh14.29
ﺍﻭaw10.2
ﺃﻭaw6.12
ﺍﻭﻩawh4.08
ﺍﻭﺍawa1.02
ﺃﻭﻯawy1.02

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Awe
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