Awega Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Awega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Awega (8) may also be a first name.
Awega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awega occurs most in Kenya. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Awega? popularity and diffusion
The surname Awega is the 6,723,624th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Awega is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Awega are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 25 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Awega is also the 4,213,784th most numerous given name world-wide, held by 8 people.
It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Awega is mostly found in: Nairobi County, where 50 percent live and Siaya County, where 50 percent live. Barring Kenya Awega is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Iceland, where 13 percent live and Nigeria, where 13 percent live.
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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
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- 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 Awega
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