Aweiss Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Aweiss Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 37 | 1:518,703 | 13,483 |
| Mauritania | 36 | 1:113,746 | 6,801 |
| Tanzania | 33 | 1:1,604,291 | 47,186 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
The alternate forms: Aweïss (1) are calculated separately.
Aweiss (15) may also be a first name.
Aweiss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aweiss Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Aweiss (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻮﻳﺲ) is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Aweïss. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Aweiss? popularity and diffusion
The surname Aweiss is the 1,683,218th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Aweiss live; 62 percent live in West Africa and 32 percent live in Chadic Africa. Aweiss is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 15 people.
The surname is most widely held in Niger, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 518,703. In Niger Aweiss is mostly found in: Zinder Region, where 62 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 35 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 3 percent are found. Not including Niger this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 31 percent are found and Tanzania, where 28 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Aweiss Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Aweiss in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻋﻮﻳﺲ | awys | 50 |
| ﺍﻋﻮﻳﺺ | awys | 33.33 |
| ﺍﻭﻳﺲ | awys | 16.67 |
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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 Aweiss
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