Awens Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria601:2,952,37992,303
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Awens (21) may also be a first name.

Awens Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Awens Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Awens occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awens? popularity and diffusion

The last name Awens is the 2,414,640th most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Awens are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most common given name world-wide. It is borne by 21 people.

The last name Awens is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 2,952,379. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 98 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and China, where 2 percent reside.

Awens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Awens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Awens last name fell 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Auwens91147/
Gawens9131/
Aweens912/
Awense911/
Hawens910/
Aens890/
Gawehns83169/
Awhense831/
Owens80265,822/
Avens80483/
Gaens80417/
Ayens8016/
Awans8012/
Ajens802/
Aenns800/
Havens7316,266/
Ouwens731,195/
Gavens73264/
Aggens73203/
Hayens7371/
Howens7361/
Ayhens7344/
Auvens7338/
Ausens7330/
Ajwans7330/
Awenze7330/
Eavens7316/
Hawins7315/
Aiwans7315/
Haiens737/
Owenss734/
Gaiens733/
Gaensh733/
Oweens732/
Evaens732/
Owenns732/
Awenje732/
Oweans731/
Owensd731/
Owesns731/
Oiwens731/
Oowens731/
Hauens731/
Hawans731/
Aivens731/
Ahvens731/
Avhens731/
Agiens731/
Aisens731/
Abeins731/
Awains731/
Ohwens731/
Gayens730/
Eatens730/
Owiens730/
Oweins730/
Ahiens730/
Gauens730/
Owense730/
Heavens671,395/
Eans67351/
Ains67266/
D'Haens67235/
Eins67182/
Yens67153/
Auns67136/
Eens67106/
Uens6784/
Oens6776/
Haevens6735/
Haggens6733/
Aussens6721/
Eyns675/
Hawains674/
D'Owens673/
Eawains672/
Hawhins672/
Haivens672/
Iens672/
Ajenshe672/
Gaensch672/
D'Awans672/
Houwens672/
Ayns671/
Hawuins671/
Gajensh671/
Goweens671/
Aittens671/
Howenns671/
Havenås671/
Havenæs671/
Ahwench671/
Aenz671/
Awenjje671/
Euns670/
Eavenns670/
Heiwens670/
Hawgins670/
Gawgins670/
Aichens670/
Eaveans670/

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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 Awens
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