Awiaka Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awiaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Awiaka Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria541:3,280,42199,135
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Awiaka Last Name Facts

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

Awiaka is found most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awiaka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,605,694th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Awiaka are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 3,280,421. In Nigeria Awiaka is most common in: Lagos, where 22 percent live, Kano, where 17 percent live and Zamfara, where 15 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awayiaka8635/
Awaiyaka867/
Aviaka839/
Awiako832/
Awiaki831/
Abiakah7716/
Abiakka773/
Aabiaka771/
Aweyaka771/
Awayyaka716/
Awajioka714/
Awayiake713/
Obajiaka711/
Abioka6773/
Abiaca6712/
Abyaka6711/
Oweaka673/
Eviaka673/
Aweako671/
Aviako671/
Avyaka671/
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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 Awiaka
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