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
The surname Awena occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awena? popularity and diffusion
The last name Awena is the 1,544,715th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The last name Awena is predominantly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Awena are found; 53 percent are found in East Africa and 46 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Awena is also the 165,161st most widespread first name in the world, borne by 2,081 people.
The last name Awena is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 557,704. In Uganda Awena is primarily concentrated in: Amolatar District, where 40 percent are found, Lira District, where 21 percent are found and Dokolo District, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Uganda Awena is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 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 Awena
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