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 is found most in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Aweyi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Aweyi is the 1,604,449th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. The last name Aweyi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Aweyi live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most widely held first name globally, held by 29 people.
Aweyi is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 2,108,842. In Nigeria Aweyi is primarily found in: Plateau, where 82 percent reside, Kogi, where 8 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 5 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Aweyi is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
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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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