Awhe Surname
Approximately 130 people bear this surname
Awhe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 128 | 1:1,383,928 | 53,929 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Awhe (24) may also be a first name.
Awhe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awhe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awhe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Awhe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,573,888th most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. The last name Awhe occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Awhe reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awhe is also the 2,187,323rd most common given name worldwide. It is borne by 24 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 1,383,928. In Nigeria Awhe is mostly found in: Delta, where 46 percent live, Rivers, where 28 percent live and Zamfara, where 8 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 1 percent live and Thailand, where 1 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 Awhe
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