Aweys Surname

19,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Jordan

Aweys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aweys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt11,7761:7,807948
Iraq4,6061:7,603649
Somalia4,0191:3,347317
Jordan3,2111:2,754557
Palestine1,4351:3,170688
Lebanon1,1471:4,915874
Syria3341:57,7872,795
Kenya3161:146,13911,699
Kuwait2121:17,9282,427
Israel1431:59,8447,631
United Arab Emirates721:127,25410,508
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Yemen231:1,148,92611,714
England231:2,422,52489,093
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Norway81:642,78647,258
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Aweys (6,804) may also be a first name.

Aweys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aweys (Arabic: أويس) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aweys? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 19,949th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 265,746 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 59 percent of Aweys live; 43 percent live in North Africa and 43 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 79,045th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 6,804 people.

This last name is most common in Egypt, where it is borne by 11,776 people, or 1 in 7,807. Aside from Egypt this last name exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 17 percent live and Somalia, where 15 percent live.

Aweys Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Aweys surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Maronite (93%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Aweys last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Aweys earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 59.23% less than the national average, earning $17,591 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aweeys919/
Aweyis917/
Gaweys915/
Haweys911/
Awoeys911/
Aweyes911/
Awes895,062/
Awys89125/
Aeys891/
Aweyiss8325/
Haweyse831/
Aweyess831/
Hawes8027,894/
Aweis805,085/
Awees801,354/
Aways80895/
Awess80841/
Awese80476/
Awesh8078/
Awies8058/
Aweas805/
Auwes803/
Haeys802/
Ayeys802/
Abeys802/
Ahwes802/
Hawys802/
Aiwes801/
Aeysh801/
Aveys801/
Awues801/
Awets801/
Aswes801/
Awoes801/
Gawys800/
Aweyisse7730/
Awayes73323/
Hawyes73204/
Hawees73183/
Aweiss73117/
Ahwesh7338/
Awayis7332/
Awuese7327/
Awesse7316/
Awayss739/
Hawaes736/
Aweish736/
Awayas735/
Aawesh734/
Hawese732/
Haywes732/
Haiwes732/
Awaies732/
Aawees732/
Haweis731/
Haveys731/
Hawhes731/
Hayeys731/
Aweise731/
Gawuys731/
Gaiwes731/
Aheyes731/
Aswets731/
Gawoes731/
Haways731/
Hawysz731/
Abeysh731/
Awaays731/
Awaess731/
Aweass731/
Aweïss731/
Awayst731/
Ahwese731/
Eaways731/
Aweesh731/
Gaweis731/
Hawies731/
Awesch730/
Haawes730/
Abys6715,026/
Abes677,955/
Awas676,557/
Aves675,925/
Awis671,686/
Owes67648/
Awayesh67362/
Gawiesh67187/
Awayiss67167/
Aaes67146/
Aees67106/
Awez6773/
Aweisse6727/
Awex6712/
Haweesh6710/
Hawaysh6710/
Awec679/
Awayess678/
Awayese676/
Aweïsse676/
Gaweash675/
Gaweish675/
Awej674/
Gawwesh674/
Hauwest673/
Ajiwese673/
Awayass673/
Euys673/
Eaes672/
Awgeesh672/
Habeysh671/
Aaiwesh671/
Ayewese671/
Owoeyes671/
Hawayes671/
Hawesch671/
Ouweyis671/
Awweiss671/
Awaysse671/
Aweaseh671/
Aweusse671/
Ayewesh671/
Aiwuyes671/
Aeis671/
Aejs671/
Aweeshh671/
Awetsch671/
Awyj671/
Auys671/
Gawesch671/
Ieys671/
Ashwest670/
Avys670/

Aweys Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aweys in the Arabic language
أويسawys-
عويسwys-

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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 Aweys
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