Awezi Surname
Approximately 413 people bear this surname
Awezi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 391 | 1:99,845 | 10,048 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Awezi (14) may also be a first name.
Awezi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awezi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awezi is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Awezi? popularity and diffusion
Awezi is the 709,895th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,645,390 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Awezi live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used forename in the world It is held by 14 people.
This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 391 people, or 1 in 99,845. In Uganda it is most common in: Koboko District, where 86 percent live, Arua District, where 5 percent live and Yumbe District, where 4 percent live. Not including Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.
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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 Awezi
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