Awet Surname

149,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,961 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Awet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,0931:46,6065,024
Tanzania5541:95,5629,509
Cameroon1111:187,10919,561
Indonesia791:1,674,040109,461
Malaysia621:475,71324,024
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Awet (4,420) may also be a first name.

Awet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awet (Arabic: اويت) has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Awet.

How Common Is The Last Name Awet? popularity and diffusion

Awet is the 149,207th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,461,177 people. Awet is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Awet reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Awet is also the 103,669th most frequently used forename globally, held by 4,420 people.

It is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 2,093 people, or 1 in 46,606. Besides Ethiopia this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 19 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.

Awet Last Name Statistics demography

Awet earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.8% less than the national average, earning $32,450 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Awete89321/
Aweet8936/
Awiet8923/
Ahwet8915/
Hawet8910/
Awett896/
Aweth892/
Aweit891/
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Aet861,397/
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Ahweet8028/
Awethe804/
Gaweet803/
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Awed7525,504/
Ayet754,232/
Awit752,895/
Abet751,658/
Avet75960/
Ajet75305/
Gaet75110/
Ewet7571/
Auet7528/
Owet7513/
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Haswett730/
Ashwest730/
Havet672,963/
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Hayet672,449/
Gayet671,706/
Hauet671,321/
Gavet671,044/
Hawit67645/
Ayeet67621/
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Hajet6765/
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Hewet6759/
Ayeth6756/
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Owetz6734/
Abett6733/
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Gajet6715/
Aweid6712/
Ewett6711/
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Ahbet6710/
Awite6710/
Agget679/
Owett678/
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Ajwed676/
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Hawed675/
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Aawed674/
Gauet674/
Asuet674/
Awied674/
Awith674/
Awoit674/
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Ajuet673/
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Ahvet673/
Haett672/
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Eweit672/
Awead672/
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Ayett671/
Oweit671/
Oweth671/
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Awitt671/
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Asvet671/
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Hauwette671/
Oweet671/
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Abeat671/
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Awet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Awet in the Arabic language
اويتawyt-

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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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  • 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 Awet
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