Awena Surname
Approximately 134 people bear this surname
Awena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 70 | 1:557,704 | 30,541 |
| Papua New Guinea | 44 | 1:185,312 | 25,733 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Awena (2,081) may also be a first name.
Awena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awena Come From? nationality or country of origin
Awena occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awena? popularity and diffusion
The surname Awena is the 1,544,715th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 61 percent of Awena reside; 53 percent reside in East Africa and 46 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 165,161st most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 2,081 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 557,704. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Amolatar District, where 40 percent live, Lira District, where 21 percent live and Dokolo District, where 20 percent live. Beside Uganda Awena occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 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
- 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 Awena
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