Awelama Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Awelama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
Awelama (31) may also be a first name.
Awelama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awelama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Awelama is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Awelama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,506,728th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. Awelama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Awelama are found; 93 percent are found in Central Africa and 93 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held forename globally It is held by 31 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Barring The DR Congo this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Ghana, where 7 percent are found.
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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 Awelama
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