Awhen Surname

554,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awhen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awhen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5711:310,23317,218
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Awhen (17) may also be a first name.

Awhen Last Name Facts

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

Awhen has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Awhen.

How Common Is The Last Name Awhen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 554,308th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 12,673,993 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Awhen are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awhen is also the 2,694,839th most common first name internationally It is held by 17 people.

Awhen is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 571 people, or 1 in 310,233. In Nigeria Awhen is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 69 percent are found, Delta, where 8 percent are found and Kano, where 5 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aawhen911/
Awen891,068/
Awichen83120/
Awene801,756/
Ahven80239/
Ahwen80216/
Awhin80117/
Auwen80104/
Hawen8049/
Aiwen8040/
Owhen8025/
Ewhen8024/
Awean8019/
Aween8015/
Awjen8013/
Awien8011/
Avhen802/
Awein801/
Awenh801/
Awehn801/
Aywen801/
Abhen800/
Gawehn73372/
Awisen7376/
Avchen7358/
Awetin7331/
Hauwen7330/
Ahweng7327/
Aweine7313/
Haiwen7310/
Owhene736/
Hawgen733/
Heawen732/
Hawien731/
Haweng731/
Auwein731/
Ahvene731/
Awenne731/
Gowhen730/
Owen67203,153/
Aven673,518/
Awin671,091/
Howchen6712/
Awem6712/
Ashvein678/
Awiseng676/
Awichin674/
Awjn673/
Achuene673/
Haweing673/
Awyn672/
Hawchin672/
Aweting671/
Gahwehn671/
Achwene671/
Eawesin671/
Avchenn671/
Asweane671/
Awwiten671/
Aweysen671/
Avichen671/
Avheane671/
Hawhine670/
Gahaven670/

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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 Awhen
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis