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

Awe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻭ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Äwe or Awé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name is the 9,855^th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 127,456 people. It is mostly 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 65,006^th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 9,141 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 39,267 people, or 1 in 4,511. In Nigeria Awe is most common in: Ekiti, where 24 percent reside, Osun, where 16 percent reside and Lagos, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 81 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 9 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.

Awe Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Awe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Awe last name rose 1,587 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 33,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Awe Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Awe surname are 6.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.23% registered to vote for the 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.