Awefa Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Awefa (14) may also be a first name.

Awefa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awefa is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awefa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Awefa is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Awefa reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awefa is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 14 people.

The surname Awefa is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 50 percent reside and Ondo, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Awefa is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aefa8917/
Ewefa8033/
Ayefa8025/
Owefa8014/
Awafa8011/
Awifa805/
Aefea804/
Abefa803/
Aiefa803/
Awefe802/
Ajefa802/
Awofa801/
Awefi801/
Aeffa801/
Aepfa801/
Avefa801/
Aefau801/
Oweifa73680/
Asuefa7322/
Awhefi7317/
Awhefe7312/
Hajefa7312/
Owiefa7311/
Awoifa736/
Aweifi735/
Aefaih733/
Eweifa732/
Hawifa732/
Haefha732/
Ayeefa731/
Awuefe731/
Abefha731/
Ajeefa731/
Aefaia731/
Aviefa731/
Ewefah731/
Aifa672,974/
Aufa671,730/
Yefa67387/
Oweifah67105/
Afea6781/
Ayfa6749/
Aefi6737/
Aîfa6736/
Aefo6734/
Ahouefa6722/
Iefa6721/
Aefe6713/
Eifa677/
Eyfa677/
Eafa675/
Eweafah674/
Ajfa674/
Ayefaha672/
Abeifah672/
Eefa672/
Awfe672/
Aefy672/
Ayefahe671/
Ejfa671/
Aweifoh671/
Eufa671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Awefa
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