Awesa Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Awesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Awesa (1,439) may also be a first name.
Awesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awesa (Arabic: لاويزا) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awesa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Awesa is the 3,055,934th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 78 percent of Awesa are found; 76 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 76 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 205,696th most widespread given name worldwide It is held by 1,439 people.
This surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 263,023. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 68 percent are found, National Capital District, where 26 percent are found and Northern, where 3 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Awesa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Awesa in the Arabic language | ||
| لاويزا | lawyza | - |
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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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- 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 Awesa
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