Awiah Surname
Approximately 2,275 people bear this surname
Awiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2,147 | 1:12,585 | 1,652 |
| Ivory Coast | 63 | 1:366,210 | 12,917 |
| Indonesia | 37 | 1:3,574,303 | 189,798 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Awiah (439) may also be a first name.
Awiah Demographics
Average Awiah Salary in
England
£32,084
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Awiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awiah occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Awiah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awiah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 186,185th most frequent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,203,317 people. The last name Awiah is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Awiah are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 409,203rd most commonly occurring forename world-wide, held by 439 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is borne by 2,147 people, or 1 in 12,585. Not including Ghana this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawiah | 91 | 187 | / |
| Awiaha | 91 | 34 | / |
| Awiash | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aywiah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awia | 89 | 697 | / |
| Aweijah | 83 | 456 | / |
| Awaiyah | 83 | 4 | / |
| Owiah | 80 | 348 | / |
| Awija | 80 | 277 | / |
| Hawia | 80 | 194 | / |
| Aviah | 80 | 155 | / |
| Ahwia | 80 | 62 | / |
| Awhia | 80 | 27 | / |
| Ewiah | 80 | 14 | / |
| Awuia | 80 | 5 | / |
| Awyah | 80 | 3 | / |
| Aweah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Awiad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Auwia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hawija | 73 | 1,032 | / |
| Haviah | 73 | 38 | / |
| Awujia | 73 | 31 | / |
| Awaiya | 73 | 18 | / |
| Hawyah | 73 | 17 | / |
| Awejia | 73 | 9 | / |
| Awajia | 73 | 8 | / |
| Howiah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Aweyia | 73 | 3 | / |
| Avhiah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hawiha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aviash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awyaah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahbiah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awijja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aweyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awaija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ehwiah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haweah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abjiah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haweia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awijia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abia | 67 | 39,187 | / |
| Avia | 67 | 24,495 | / |
| Awio | 67 | 9,618 | / |
| Ewia | 67 | 82 | / |
| Owia | 67 | 66 | / |
| Awya | 67 | 18 | / |
| Avaiyah | 67 | 12 | / |
| Awja | 67 | 12 | / |
| Oewijah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Havijah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hawiacz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawaija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaweyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awayeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haviach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obaaiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habihah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Awiah
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis