Aweyi Surname
Approximately 126 people bear this surname
Aweyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 84 | 1:2,108,842 | 73,007 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Aweyi (29) may also be a first name.
Aweyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aweyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Aweyi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Aweyi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,604,449th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Aweyi live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Aweyi is also the 1,951,561st most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 29 people.
The surname Aweyi is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 2,108,842. In Nigeria Aweyi is most numerous in: Plateau, where 82 percent are found, Kogi, where 8 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Aweyi is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 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 Aweyi
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