Aweissy Surname
Approximately 834 people bear this surname
Aweissy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 324 | 1:14,040 | 2,542 |
| Jordan | 275 | 1:32,154 | 3,958 |
| Iraq | 220 | 1:159,189 | 4,045 |
| Mauritania | 13 | 1:314,989 | 13,616 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
The alternate forms: Aweïssy (3) are calculated separately.
Aweissy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aweissy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Aweissy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻮﻳﺴﻲ) is found most in Palestine. It can appear as a variant: Aweïssy. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Aweissy? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 416,960th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 8,738,065 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Aweissy live; 98 percent live in West Asia and 98 percent live in Levant.
The surname Aweissy is most numerous in Palestine, where it is held by 324 people, or 1 in 14,040. In Palestine it is mostly concentrated in: Qalqilya Governorate, where 96 percent reside and Rafah Governorate, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Palestine Aweissy occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 33 percent reside and Iraq, where 26 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Aweissy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Aweissy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻋﻮﻳﺴﻲ | awysy | 71.43 |
| ﺃﻋﻮﻳﺴﻲ | awysy | 14.29 |
| ﺍﻋﻮﻳﺴﻰ | awysy | 14.29 |
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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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- 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 Aweissy
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