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
Awega occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awega? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Awega occurs mostly 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. It is also the 4,213,784th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 8 people.
The surname Awega is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Awega is primarily concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 50 percent are found and Siaya County, where 50 percent are found. Barring Kenya it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Iceland, where 13 percent are found and Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Awega
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis