Awi Surname

36,835th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Awi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo5,3551:1,353128
Indonesia2,6541:49,8305,590
Papua New Guinea1,5611:5,223310
Malaysia1,0341:28,5242,484
Nigeria9421:188,05011,412
Niger6711:28,6021,643
Benin4131:25,0263,346
Philippines3991:253,73037,830
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
South Africa1451:373,63933,668
Pakistan1311:1,363,69415,455
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Kenya541:855,18332,488
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Iran351:2,193,78675,524
India341:22,560,747316,052
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Burkina Faso191:965,9009,829
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
England101:5,571,806158,774
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Brunei51:83,7461,811
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Awi (10,140) may also be a first name.

Awi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻮﻱ) occurs more in Togo more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Awi.

How Common Is The Last Name Awi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Awi is the 36,835th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 509,013 people. The surname Awi is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Awi reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 49 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 60,665th most common given name on earth, borne by 10,140 people.

Awi is most numerous in Togo, where it is carried by 5,355 people, or 1 in 1,353. Outside of Togo Awi is found in 53 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 19 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live.

Awi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Awi surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Awi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.22% less than the national average, earning R 54,144 per year and in United States they earn 12.49% less than the national average, earning $37,760 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawi8619,768/
Awai863,388/
Awoi861,307/
Ahwi861,258/
Awei86679/
Awii86565/
Awui86358/
Awie86268/
Aawi86226/
Aiwi86111/
Awhi8677/
Auwi8676/
Awih8669/
Ajwi8641/
Aewi8611/
Awiy8610/
Awyi866/
Aywi863/
Awwi862/
Eawi861/
Awij861/
Ahwai751,402/
Hawai751,384/
Ahwoi75777/
Auwai75151/
Aiwoi75135/
Hawie75131/
Ajwie7564/
Aewai7557/
Ajwai7552/
Hawoi7548/
Ahwie7546/
Aiwui7540/
Ahywi7533/
Aiwai7526/
Ahwij7521/
Hawei7520/
Gahwi7517/
Aiwei7515/
Hawii7515/
Aywei7512/
Haawi7511/
Awwai7510/
Awaih7510/
Aawei7510/
Haiwi758/
Hawiy757/
Hawih757/
Awgai757/
Awhie756/
Hauwi756/
Gawiy755/
Awhyi754/
Ahawi754/
Awoit754/
Asswi754/
Aiwit754/
Ajwid753/
Ahwei753/
Awuiz753/
Ajwii753/
Hawyi752/
Hajwi752/
Awuie752/
Gawii752/
Hawui752/
Awihe751/
Aweie751/
Awuij751/
Hawwi751/
Ahwii751/
Aiwie751/
Aiwiz751/
Ajwit751/
Ajwiz751/
Auwii751/
Awuih751/
Awwid751/
Awidh751/
Aweih751/
Aywoi751/
Aaswi751/
Awaij751/
Awhid751/
Gawhi751/
Awe6757,177/
Abi6756,618/
Awa6741,571/
Avi6710,927/
Ewi673,198/
Owi671,194/
Awy67482/
Ahwieh67122/
Aswaih6774/
Hawich6743/
Hachwi6739/
Achwai6737/
Awahai6737/
Hawaij6731/
Ahwish6730/
Hauwai6722/
Gaywai6722/
Haiwei6719/
Heawei6713/
Awhieh6711/
Hawist678/
Haiwoi677/
Aweish676/
Haywie674/
Haewai674/
Ajwaih674/
Aswaij674/
Awj673/
Haiwai673/
Hawish672/
Aiwaia672/
Awé672/
Hawhai671/
Haswai671/
Awheid671/
Awuaii671/
Ahweij671/
Awaidd671/
Aahwei671/
Ashwei671/
Aswaai671/
Aywoei671/
Ahwaij671/
Aishwi671/
Ajwish671/
Awaisd671/
Awaisj671/
Awisch671/
Awouhi671/
Awuihe671/
Awaidt671/
Gahawi671/
Hawiey671/
Aisswi671/
Aiwais671/
Ahwait671/
Aswais671/
Aswich671/
Hawaih671/

Awi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Awi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﻮﻱwy-

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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 Awi
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